But Sega has just as many "classics"...i.e. Sonic, Phantasy Star, Sega Sports, etc. So if Sega releases their "superstars" on other consoles such as PSn or XBox shouldn't they draw just as much brand loyalty? Where are all those DreamCast fanboys?
That being said, I don't see much for brand loyalty. Get what's fun, not what's popular. Just cause Pokemon sold 150 zillion copies doesn't mean I want to play it.
OK, maybe this is wrong place to ask this question, but I've searched the web and have not found what I'm looking for. Has anyone ported the newer PGP (6.5.8+) to Java using JNI? I'd really like to programmatically use PGP in Java without using a command-line.
And I'm a lazy bastard who doesn't want to port it myself. I've got enough other coding on my plate to work on...
TIA...
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I actually dressed up as a BSOD one year for a halloween party. Blue face-paint and blue posterboard taped to my chest with white lettering.
Only a few people got the joke, and most of the girls at the party thought I was a wierdo geek and ignored me.
I've been looking for a birthday present for my Grandma and this seems like a good idea. Currently she has five VCRs, each with its own VCRplus and it never works right. It seems like a TiVo system can solve her TV dilemnas.
The problem is, she is the most technically illiterate person in the entire universe. Is TiVo a system only for hardcore electronics geeks and computer hackers? Or can the average Joe use it with no problems?
Web Services may have some issues when network/security administrators figure out people will be using RPC through the firewall
I hate this argument. SSL, PKI, servers other than port 80. There are plenty of solutions here.
If you use SSL with either Basic Authentication or some PKI mechanism then you could somewhat trust your client anyways.
Also, some SOAP/Servlet containers don't run on port 80, they run on port 8080 or something like that. Just because it uses HTTP doesn't mean its using port 80.
Besides, shouldn't your public web server be in the DMZ anyways, and your SOAP application server inside the firewall? So why are you allowing all port 80 traffic inbound?
I for one am curious if a spam e-mail has EVER worked. Why do so many people spend so much time and money working on spam technology? SOMEONE out there must be buying things from spam ads.
Good point, Charles. I used to have the notion that "once you learn HOW to program, its just a matter of learning the syntax." But I've found that's only partially true. You have to learn how to do certain algorithms, memory management, error handling, etc.
Example: I've done Perl for years. I consider myself "good" at Perl. I recently started coding a large Java application. Sure, I know what "if-then-else" means, so it was easy to just start writing control structures in Java. But in Perl, I did error handling by having functions return NULL. In Java you can use "throw". In Perl, I regularly used multi-dimensional hashes. You can't do that in Java...instead you create new datatypes.
Until I get some experience, I cannot write Java code that's good. So it really is more than just syntax. You have to learn how to do things in that language's way!
For education, I got a EE, but a CS degree is just as good. The college degree can mean the difference between being a SysAdmin for a local ISP making $7/hour or being a SysAdmin for a large company making $50K/year. In my experience, the Sun/SGI/HP certifications don't mean anything unless you want to be a contractor or a consultant.
As for actually learning anything, 5 years ago I picked up "Unix for Dummies". Now I'm a Unix sysadmin for 125 systems. You need to read any Unix book you can get your hands on. O'Reilly's "Essential System Administration" or "Unix in a Nutshell" are good starting points.
Also, learn shell scripting, perl, python, basic html, c, java, and maybe even some basic SQL commands. Also learn how to set up tcp wrappers, apache, tomcat, and maybe even samba. All those products have plenty of books or online tutorials.
I know the above sounds like a lot, but in the long run its well worth it.
The local ISP may be the place to start. Some of them will hire anyone. Then you can start building your resume for the larger companies.
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Certainly more than my PC lasts...
But Sega has just as many "classics"...i.e. Sonic, Phantasy Star, Sega Sports, etc. So if Sega releases their "superstars" on other consoles such as PSn or XBox shouldn't they draw just as much brand loyalty? Where are all those DreamCast fanboys?
That being said, I don't see much for brand loyalty. Get what's fun, not what's popular. Just cause Pokemon sold 150 zillion copies doesn't mean I want to play it.
I did not read the article, cause I did not want to register.
But, as a grader for BSCS at a University, I've seen more women in the undergrad CS courses than men.
blah blah blah
Gameplay over graphics.
blah blah blah
Graphics over gameplay.
blah blah blah
Square rules/sucks.
blah blah blah
Black Isle rules/sucks.
blah blah blah
Warren Spector rules.
Maybe that's the point...a human can (potentially) adapt to any situation or problem. A computer is limited by the confines of its programming.
OK, I'm going to get flamed for this, but I will bravely post as my real name...
What exactly does "free as in beer" mean?
I read this: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?FreeAsInBeer but I'm not sure I understand the difference between "Free as in Beer" and "Free Software".
So what is Apache Tomcat, for example? Is it "Free As In Beer"?
Could someone maybe explain, with some examples of products?
Thanks.
OK, maybe this is wrong place to ask this question, but I've searched the web and have not found what I'm looking for. Has anyone ported the newer PGP (6.5.8+) to Java using JNI? I'd really like to programmatically use PGP in Java without using a command-line.
And I'm a lazy bastard who doesn't want to port it myself. I've got enough other coding on my plate to work on...
TIA...
I actually dressed up as a BSOD one year for a halloween party. Blue face-paint and blue posterboard taped to my chest with white lettering.
Only a few people got the joke, and most of the girls at the party thought I was a wierdo geek and ignored me.
*sigh*
I agree with your final statement there. The CPU itself is pretty darn fast. Its the memory and backplane that is too slow.
If I recall correctly, isn't the AMC K6 core really a RISC chip, with an inline instruction pipeline "translator" that changes the x86 code into RISC?
If so, is there some way to bypass the "translator" and use the RISC ISA?
Perhaps a performance increase can be realized with existing OTS hardware.
I dunno....I've spent the last year doing a hell of a lot of SOAP coding for a "zero demand" technology.
Yes...John Rhys-Davies does the voice. He talked about it at DragonCon 2001.
Also, the teaser trailer at the end of Fellowship showed either Merry or Pippin sitting in a tree when a huge eye opened.
Can't wait...
I've been looking for a birthday present for my Grandma and this seems like a good idea. Currently she has five VCRs, each with its own VCRplus and it never works right. It seems like a TiVo system can solve her TV dilemnas.
The problem is, she is the most technically illiterate person in the entire universe. Is TiVo a system only for hardcore electronics geeks and computer hackers? Or can the average Joe use it with no problems?
TIA....
"...We lost six years' worth of extremely important data..."
If something like this can be prevented, perhaps paying the salary for a full-time IT person to do backups does justify the cost.
So why didn't he just go to Bungie or form a MS 2nd party? Why form his own company?
Why do a WHOIS? Erik's name is on the byline.
Web Services may have some issues when network/security administrators figure out people will be using RPC through the firewall I hate this argument. SSL, PKI, servers other than port 80. There are plenty of solutions here.
If you use SSL with either Basic Authentication or some PKI mechanism then you could somewhat trust your client anyways.
Also, some SOAP/Servlet containers don't run on port 80, they run on port 8080 or something like that. Just because it uses HTTP doesn't mean its using port 80.
Besides, shouldn't your public web server be in the DMZ anyways, and your SOAP application server inside the firewall? So why are you allowing all port 80 traffic inbound?
I for one am curious if a spam e-mail has EVER worked. Why do so many people spend so much time and money working on spam technology? SOMEONE out there must be buying things from spam ads.
If you are interested in government work, then there is an important difference.
With a CS degree, you typically take the Calculus sequence (I, II, and III). This qualifies you to work in a GS-1550 slot, called Computer Scientist.
The CIS and MIS degrees typically have Business Calculus, and you do NOT take the sequence.
Without the extra math, you are only qualified for a GS-0334, Computer Specialist.
The Computer Scientist generally is put in a slot that terminates at GS-12 or GS-13. Computer Specialists slots often terminate at GS-09 or GS-11.
That can mean a pay difference between $34,451 and $59,409.
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Hanging out with a bunch of friends is NOT a geeky thing to do.
As for me, a murder mystery dinner party. Unfortunately, my character is a drag queen...
The fact that the translator worked AT ALL is still pretty damn cool.
Good point, Charles. I used to have the notion that "once you learn HOW to program, its just a matter of learning the syntax." But I've found that's only partially true. You have to learn how to do certain algorithms, memory management, error handling, etc.
Example: I've done Perl for years. I consider myself "good" at Perl. I recently started coding a large Java application. Sure, I know what "if-then-else" means, so it was easy to just start writing control structures in Java. But in Perl, I did error handling by having functions return NULL. In Java you can use "throw". In Perl, I regularly used multi-dimensional hashes. You can't do that in Java...instead you create new datatypes.
Until I get some experience, I cannot write Java code that's good. So it really is more than just syntax. You have to learn how to do things in that language's way!
For education, I got a EE, but a CS degree is just as good. The college degree can mean the difference between being a SysAdmin for a local ISP making $7/hour or being a SysAdmin for a large company making $50K/year. In my experience, the Sun/SGI/HP certifications don't mean anything unless you want to be a contractor or a consultant.
As for actually learning anything, 5 years ago I picked up "Unix for Dummies". Now I'm a Unix sysadmin for 125 systems. You need to read any Unix book you can get your hands on. O'Reilly's "Essential System Administration" or "Unix in a Nutshell" are good starting points.
Also, learn shell scripting, perl, python, basic html, c, java, and maybe even some basic SQL commands. Also learn how to set up tcp wrappers, apache, tomcat, and maybe even samba. All those products have plenty of books or online tutorials.
I know the above sounds like a lot, but in the long run its well worth it.
The local ISP may be the place to start. Some of them will hire anyone. Then you can start building your resume for the larger companies.
Best of luck.
YMMV...
I use x-based gvim with its syntax highlighting for "pure" Java coding.
I just got a copy of DreamWeaver and Fireworks today. Its supposed to be used for JSP coding. I'll let you know tomorrow how good it is.