neil@blix:~> date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2006"
Sat Mar 25 15:00:00 GMT 2006
neil@blix:~> date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2007"
Sun Mar 25 16:00:00 BST 2007
Hey! I didn't know we were going with the DST changes on this side of the pond.
It's not that we are particularly in love with either, but because they represent the well-trod path. Speaking for myself, I take some small comfort from knowing that my problem may already have been someone else's problem, and that the answer may very well therefore be available with a little research.
Having (privately) purchased AMD processors for the past 5 years or so, I have recently switched back to Intel -- sorry, Mr Dell -- but wish AMD and others a long and healthy life to keep both development and pricing competitive!
Knowing how to code is one thing, but sysadmins also need to know how to leave code TF alone. If you don't understand why, well that's yet another reason to leave it TF alone.
... maybe they can hook up rodent-neurons to a web-browser so they can post whines about duplicate posts on Slashdot. And in their spare time, they can wonder (as I do) whether their purpose in life is any less redundant than the dupes they're bitching about!
BBC TV reported that there was some debate over what the new beastie should be called. The leader of the team which discovered it was one Stephan Wulffraat.
Recommendations and alerts based on past purchases (or browses) seems pretty neat to me. I haven't looked really hard to see if it's there already, but what would make this even better is if it could be actively tuned. This would be particularly useful if it allowed you to remove certain categories. As an example, I recently bought some lesbian literature as a gift... and now Amazon thinks I love lesbian literature. Whilst faintly amusing, I am not actually a lesbian (though I feel sure I would be if I were a girl, heh), and the main problem with this is that it dilutes the usefulness of the system.
Unless my copy of XP for some reason does not qaulify for this offer, the application form on the MS site is broken:
I tried entering my COA details, and while field #1 accepts 5 characters, the remaining 4 accept only 3 characters per field.
Bah, I guess that accounts for the free support call.
CDROMs use constant data rate by varying the RPM of the drive depending on where you're located
I can vouch for the fact that the RPM is greater in the heady latitudes of the UK. People living nearer to the equator will experience slightly longer seek times, and I wonder if those in places like Barrow AK & North Norway actually appreciate the extra performance.
Maybe someone from New Zealand or nearby could chime in and verify that there data is read from the drive in the opposite direction.
The sound we heard wasn't the bubble bursting; it was the big bang.
Plenty of everlastingly expanding nothingness between the bright bits then... Not to mention Black Holes and more Dark Matter than it might be practical to shake a stick at.
On behalf of those unable to join in our discussion, I'd like to note that due to some sections of the electorate being more likely than others to be connected to the Internet, election results would be skewed in favour of the party for the wealthy.
Interestingly, the incumbent party in the UK (Labour) is not traditionally the party for the wealthy. They are, however, well-known for their shameless bandwagon-hitching, technological naivete and lack of consultation or forethought.
And in case you're interested, I would be more likely to vote online.
Perhaps the board should view these conditions in terms of cost to their control. What happens if next year Microsoft themselves offer an award to the same college with conflicting preconditions?
Additionally, it's probably morally questionable for an educational body to allow itself to be "guided" in this way, financially tempting though it may be.
And that's from someone who regards Microsoft as a Dark Force.
I think it's sexist to use the hypothetical "She".
Gender is the last thing on my mind when reading a technical piece. That is, until I am jarred into unexpected gender-awareness as I trip into the first "She".
My first instinct is then usually to glance back at the preceding text to remind myself of some character previously introduced who I must have too-quickly forgotten.
Possibly even more irritating is the style which involves flip-flopping between masculine and feminine unnamed hypothetical subjects... makes me feel kinda seasick.
The most annoying part is that in the worst cases (of which this may be a fine example), I find this so distracting that I cannot bring myself to read any further.
Sometimes a girl just has to get it off her chest.
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neil@blix:~> date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2006"
Sat Mar 25 15:00:00 GMT 2006
neil@blix:~> date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2007"
Sun Mar 25 16:00:00 BST 2007
Hey! I didn't know we were going with the DST changes on this side of the pond.
Details from the Horse's Mouth (so to speak).
The same reason we use Windows.
It's not that we are particularly in love with either, but because they represent the well-trod path. Speaking for myself, I take some small comfort from knowing that my problem may already have been someone else's problem, and that the answer may very well therefore be available with a little research.
Having (privately) purchased AMD processors for the past 5 years or so, I have recently switched back to Intel -- sorry, Mr Dell -- but wish AMD and others a long and healthy life to keep both development and pricing competitive!
I do believe you are correct, sir. my_c=rusty++.
And I really love this one: i=i++
The weirdest thing about this is that (arguably as a side-effect) it does what was (presumably) intended. Though I wouldn't care to comment on i=++i
And rain. Lots of rain.
Knowing how to code is one thing, but sysadmins also need to know how to leave code TF alone. If you don't understand why, well that's yet another reason to leave it TF alone.
There's tons of other wind farm installations [...]
For the love of English: There are tons ...
Mod me down for being irrelevant, but I had to get that off my chest.
... maybe they can hook up rodent-neurons to a web-browser so they can post whines about duplicate posts on Slashdot. And in their spare time, they can wonder (as I do) whether their purpose in life is any less redundant than the dupes they're bitching about!
BBC TV reported that there was some debate over what the new beastie should be called. The leader of the team which discovered it was one Stephan Wulffraat.
I know what my money's on.
Recommendations and alerts based on past purchases (or browses) seems pretty neat to me. I haven't looked really hard to see if it's there already, but what would make this even better is if it could be actively tuned. This would be particularly useful if it allowed you to remove certain categories. As an example, I recently bought some lesbian literature as a gift ... and now Amazon thinks I love lesbian literature. Whilst faintly amusing, I am not actually a lesbian (though I feel sure I would be if I were a girl, heh), and the main problem with this is that it dilutes the usefulness of the system.
That's just silly -- whoever heard of a whiteboard running Firefox?
Unless my copy of XP for some reason does not qaulify for this offer, the application form on the MS site is broken: I tried entering my COA details, and while field #1 accepts 5 characters, the remaining 4 accept only 3 characters per field.
Bah, I guess that accounts for the free support call.
I am over 27 and your comment offends me.
> YYYY-MM-DD, in addition to being easier to sort, IS THE ISO STANDARD FOR DATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Spookily, it is also the ISO standard in the Rest Of The World.
We invite and encourage USAns to use it though.
... rhymes with Doos. Ask any Afrikaner.
on 2004-04-01 14:40 (#8736298): :)
:-)
Quite standard? You can't get more standard then ISO-standard!
I'll go along with that. In fact some of us prefer to format our SlashDates this way
CDROMs use constant data rate by varying the RPM of the drive depending on where you're located
I can vouch for the fact that the RPM is greater in the heady latitudes of the UK. People living nearer to the equator will experience slightly longer seek times, and I wonder if those in places like Barrow AK & North Norway actually appreciate the extra performance.
Maybe someone from New Zealand or nearby could chime in and verify that there data is read from the drive in the opposite direction.
... but I could have taken that from atop a step ladder.
... like these inventive Cubans.
The sound we heard wasn't the bubble bursting; it was the big bang.
... Not to mention Black Holes and more Dark Matter than it might be practical to shake a stick at.
Plenty of everlastingly expanding nothingness between the bright bits then
... one step backwards for democracy.
On behalf of those unable to join in our discussion, I'd like to note that due to some sections of the electorate being more likely than others to be connected to the Internet, election results would be skewed in favour of the party for the wealthy.
Interestingly, the incumbent party in the UK (Labour) is not traditionally the party for the wealthy. They are, however, well-known for their shameless bandwagon-hitching, technological naivete and lack of consultation or forethought.
And in case you're interested, I would be more likely to vote online.
Perhaps the board should view these conditions in terms of cost to their control. What happens if next year Microsoft themselves offer an award to the same college with conflicting preconditions?
Additionally, it's probably morally questionable for an educational body to allow itself to be "guided" in this way, financially tempting though it may be.
And that's from someone who regards Microsoft as a Dark Force.
A nice case to use for extreme storage purposes might be the Lian Li PC78, reviewed here.
I think it's sexist to use the hypothetical "She".
... makes me feel kinda seasick.
Gender is the last thing on my mind when reading a technical piece. That is, until I am jarred into unexpected gender-awareness as I trip into the first "She".
My first instinct is then usually to glance back at the preceding text to remind myself of some character previously introduced who I must have too-quickly forgotten.
Possibly even more irritating is the style which involves flip-flopping between masculine and feminine unnamed hypothetical subjects
The most annoying part is that in the worst cases (of which this may be a fine example), I find this so distracting that I cannot bring myself to read any further.
Sometimes a girl just has to get it off her chest.