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Gmail in the News
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· Score: 5, Interesting
I've you'd like a Gmail account, send me an email at chrislamothe@gmail.com and as I get invites I'll hook you up. I've hooked up 18 people this week alone.
What I noticed was that as soon as Yahoo announced they were upping their email limit, Gmail started letting me invite about 5 people a day.
Understand that I already have a backlog of 10 slashdotters waiting for accounts, but I labeled them all and as the invites trickle in, I'll pass them on...my friends and family and irc buddies are already hooked up.
I'll second that recommendation. Its unobtrusive shrinking to a tiny box when you're not using it, it saves without having to hit a save button, it encrypts your data, it works great for dumping snippets of code, it goes away when it loses focus, I love it.
Some things I don't love about it? Well, sometimes it hides itself off the screen (negative coordinates) and I'm forced to manually change it in the ini file (mostly happens on my notebook when i switch from monitor to lcd). I wish it pasted to one font/color, rather than keeping the font/color of whatever you're copying/pasting. The right click menu doesn't have copy/paste (for when my hands aren't on the keyboard).
Of course, I have no reason to complain since the source is freely available...I just lack C++ skills.
Okay, I gave away my five invites, you'll have to ask someone else, to those that got them, enjoy! To the rest, you will be slowly digested by google's advertising bots over the span of a thousand megabytes.
Since Yahoo upped their limit Google has been giving me five Gmail invites a day... ChrisLamothe@gmail.com I'll be glad to hook you up, already done it for two slashdot strangers.
Did you even check out the link? Its a JavaScript API for Java, which allows you to do JavaScript like scripting using Java objects. Everyone who works with this stuff is already well aware that Java != JavaScript. Its aimed at people like you who works with this stuff for a living and realizes that its quite easy to whip stuff together with JavaScript, but that there is no file access with JS, while there is file access with Java but its not always easy to whip something together quickly.
I simply did a bad job explaining Rhino in the first post (yes, I had been drinking).
Oh yeah, 'cause there's a whole wack of profit to be made from outter space...like slave labour from the other planets, and getting breadfruit trees that grow on the small moons, and lord knows we need better spice routes.
Bah, the vastness of space doesn't elude my imagination, and I can't see why any business would want to do it beyond the tourist/wow-bang factor. There's plenty of things to invest in here on earth that are closer to being fruiteful (e.g. biotechnology and nanotechnology) and profitable than anything to be had above the earth.
My Homepod is way cooler than that, and has a display as well. Still, maybe we'll be able to do away with the Homepod's server software and use whats built into iTunes to work with AirTunes.
I'm running FarCry at 1280x1024 with everything set to max and feeling very comfortable. My box is this little baby with a gig of dual ddr, a 2.8Ghz 800fsb P4 overclocked to 3.2Ghz with an ATI AIW 9800pro and a WD 120gb 7200 with 8megs cache...total cost? Anyone who pays more than that for their PC is a fool.
P.S. Its not just a gaming box, i do all my work on it too, just in case someone thinks i'd spend $1500 to play games.
Crap you're right. I guess I'm so anal that I forgot about all the things you can get away with. Another weakness about JavaScript is I have yet to find a decent tutorial to point people to besides W3 Schools.
The problem is that HTML "intrpreters" as well as ECMA Script (Java Script, JScript, etc) are very lax as far as enforcing good syntax.
HTML lax? Absolutely.
ECMAScript? No way jose.
JavaScript/JScript may be lax in following ECMAScript standards, but if you don't follow the syntax, it blows up in your face as soon as its called. I think HTML is lax, but still requires enough accuracy that it can reward the person with results, while not driving them nuts with nitpicking of details, while JS will turn it up a notch when the time comes.
True, but it is a good introduction to other more involved laguages.
In what way ?
In this way:
It shows the user that most programming can be done by a text editor alone (lets not confuse her with a compiler just yet).
It shows her how important syntax can be.
It gives tangible results very quickly.
After you've created a static page, you can introduce her to JavaScript... a programming language that again doesn't require a compiler but contains a C like syntax, gives her a feel for conditions, arrays, loops and even regex if she wants to go there. Best of all it is simple, has loosely typed variables and runs from just about any browser. Plus Mozilla has an excelent debugger.
After she's figured out how for loops and comparators and functions work and realizes she can only do so much with JavaScript, introduce her to a server side language, and go crazy from there.
But the most important reason of all I can think of starting her off with HTML, is because she can show off her work to her friends, both faster and in a much more impressive manner than writing something in perl/c/c++/java/vb/python/whatever, and they will be able to appreciate it.
Any Calgary fans know the story on Regehr? The guy was born in Brazil?
His parents where Christian missionaries. He's played for Team Canada as well as Kamloops, so he's pretty Canadian.
Re:State of the art STORIES?
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Shrek 2 How-To
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I really wanted to like more the first "Shrek"
You'll like it once you go see it. It does a good job at poking fun of Disneyfied fairy-tales, while actually having a decent moral to it. And some effects, such as the grass/wheatfields and the dragon's lair are quite well done.
I had my doubts before seeing it as well, but I'm glad I saw it. Now as to whether the sequal is any good, I again am filled with a certain amount of reservation, although the ratings have been quite high.
I like the part where you omit the fact that Godard hadn't seen the movie. Any critic that judges without having seen the evidence deserves not to be heard.
SFF boards usually only have one PCI slot and handle only one 5 1/4 device and two 3 1/2 devices, so already there's less changes of maxing out your power supply...at the same time they usually have quality power supplies. My Shuttle SB65G2 only has a 220w power supply but has no problem handling a P4c 2.8GHz (overclocked to 3.2GHz) and a ATI AIW9800Pro.
Hear hear! I've been going nuts with my Tungsten E, having owned a Palm IIIe for the longest time before. Even after five months I still make the same mistakes. I refuse to be forced to learn yet another alphabet.
Hehe, reminds of me the Kids in the Hall skit where Dave Folley asks his son:
"How many girls did you go out with today son? None? Well you know what they say, zero plus zero equals FAG! That's right son, zero times any given number equals FAG! Think about it ya little mathematician."
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What I noticed was that as soon as Yahoo announced they were upping their email limit, Gmail started letting me invite about 5 people a day.
Understand that I already have a backlog of 10 slashdotters waiting for accounts, but I labeled them all and as the invites trickle in, I'll pass them on...my friends and family and irc buddies are already hooked up.
Cheers!
Some things I don't love about it? Well, sometimes it hides itself off the screen (negative coordinates) and I'm forced to manually change it in the ini file (mostly happens on my notebook when i switch from monitor to lcd). I wish it pasted to one font/color, rather than keeping the font/color of whatever you're copying/pasting. The right click menu doesn't have copy/paste (for when my hands aren't on the keyboard).
Of course, I have no reason to complain since the source is freely available...I just lack C++ skills.
Okay, I gave away my five invites, you'll have to ask someone else, to those that got them, enjoy! To the rest, you will be slowly digested by google's advertising bots over the span of a thousand megabytes.
Since Yahoo upped their limit Google has been giving me five Gmail invites a day... ChrisLamothe@gmail.com I'll be glad to hook you up, already done it for two slashdot strangers.
I simply did a bad job explaining Rhino in the first post (yes, I had been drinking).
If you'd like to try scripting with Java, then I suggest looking into Mozilla Rhino, which allows one to script Java via JavaScript.
Bah, the vastness of space doesn't elude my imagination, and I can't see why any business would want to do it beyond the tourist/wow-bang factor. There's plenty of things to invest in here on earth that are closer to being fruiteful (e.g. biotechnology and nanotechnology) and profitable than anything to be had above the earth.
Slightly older versions? You are obviously not familiar with Mandrake.
My Homepod is way cooler than that, and has a display as well. Still, maybe we'll be able to do away with the Homepod's server software and use whats built into iTunes to work with AirTunes.
You also have to tell them that you're boycotting their product, and why. The best link I could find was to contribute a news story to their site.
Total cost was $2000 Canadian, or about $1500 US.
P.S. Its not just a gaming box, i do all my work on it too, just in case someone thinks i'd spend $1500 to play games.
Crap you're right. I guess I'm so anal that I forgot about all the things you can get away with. Another weakness about JavaScript is I have yet to find a decent tutorial to point people to besides W3 Schools.
It has a syntax.
It is easy to deploy
It applies the concept of nesting
Its a weak introduction to xml
It can be mastered in a matter of days
Its a great launchpad towards JavaScript
It makes old ladies smile a heck of a lot more than
The problem is that HTML "intrpreters" as well as ECMA Script (Java Script, JScript, etc) are very lax as far as enforcing good syntax.
HTML lax? Absolutely.
ECMAScript? No way jose.
JavaScript/JScript may be lax in following ECMAScript standards, but if you don't follow the syntax, it blows up in your face as soon as its called. I think HTML is lax, but still requires enough accuracy that it can reward the person with results, while not driving them nuts with nitpicking of details, while JS will turn it up a notch when the time comes.
True, but it is a good introduction to other more involved laguages.
In what way ?
In this way:
- It shows the user that most programming can be done by a text editor alone (lets not confuse her with a compiler just yet).
- It shows her how important syntax can be.
- It gives tangible results very quickly.
- After you've created a static page, you can introduce her to JavaScript... a programming language that again doesn't require a compiler but contains a C like syntax, gives her a feel for conditions, arrays, loops and even regex if she wants to go there. Best of all it is simple, has loosely typed variables and runs from just about any browser. Plus Mozilla has an excelent debugger.
- After she's figured out how for loops and comparators and functions work and realizes she can only do so much with JavaScript, introduce her to a server side language, and go crazy from there.
But the most important reason of all I can think of starting her off with HTML, is because she can show off her work to her friends, both faster and in a much more impressive manner than writing something in perl/c/c++/java/vb/python/whatever, and they will be able to appreciate it.Mod this guy up...that's cooler than the article itself!
Any Calgary fans know the story on Regehr? The guy was born in Brazil?
His parents where Christian missionaries. He's played for Team Canada as well as Kamloops, so he's pretty Canadian.
I really wanted to like more the first "Shrek"
You'll like it once you go see it. It does a good job at poking fun of Disneyfied fairy-tales, while actually having a decent moral to it. And some effects, such as the grass/wheatfields and the dragon's lair are quite well done.
I had my doubts before seeing it as well, but I'm glad I saw it. Now as to whether the sequal is any good, I again am filled with a certain amount of reservation, although the ratings have been quite high.
I like the part where you omit the fact that Godard hadn't seen the movie. Any critic that judges without having seen the evidence deserves not to be heard.
SFF boards usually only have one PCI slot and handle only one 5 1/4 device and two 3 1/2 devices, so already there's less changes of maxing out your power supply...at the same time they usually have quality power supplies. My Shuttle SB65G2 only has a 220w power supply but has no problem handling a P4c 2.8GHz (overclocked to 3.2GHz) and a ATI AIW9800Pro.
Hear hear! I've been going nuts with my Tungsten E, having owned a Palm IIIe for the longest time before. Even after five months I still make the same mistakes. I refuse to be forced to learn yet another alphabet.
"How many girls did you go out with today son? None? Well you know what they say, zero plus zero equals FAG! That's right son, zero times any given number equals FAG! Think about it ya little mathematician."
Imagine if the wheel had been square when it was first invented.
Fool, if the wheel hadn't been invented round, it wouldn't be what it is for that very reason.
Perhaps a better argument for the original poster to use would have been "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."