A federalized tax structure would reduce corporations leveraging the advantageous tax situations in select countries. But the EU seems far from that model -- no "United States of Europe." Ireland negotiated a treaty in the 1990s with the US for the express purpose of attracting employers for its well-educated and young workforce. Why shouldn't trans-nationals do what's best for their shareholders? That is what corporate democracy is all about, imho.
I guess if you are not 'in the know' about the automobile industry you might have missed, "one of the largest suppliers of audio systems, modules, and components to auto manufacturers and replacement parts to the after market worldwide..." and a driving force behind automated supply chain management.
Honestly, for me, I loved Pascal, HyperCard and Maxromedia Director. That interest led me to Objective C, then Java, then back to Objective C AND Java. But programming (and now architecting software and services) may not be your interest. But if so, you can learn many ways without univeristy. Save that for the really interesting stuff.
It is common that anything in the states with FCC transmit/receive approval should not interfere with other devices; perhaps Boeing needs to shield their equipment better?
The Chinese may have stolen stealth technology from the downed F117, re-purposed Russian designs (which lag even the 1950s stuff of the SR71), but they are running down the wrong path. Forget Z-day, the Terminator scenario is looming...
With capitalism, a company makes something, offers it to the market at a price, and people decide to buy or not to buy. Case in point, iPhone. Development for Apple is notoriously painful (not writing the code - Cocoa, iPhone SDK, WebObjects makes that easy). But that's because they are letting outsiders into the guts of their product. They want (need/have to have) ultimate say over their product, to leverage their investment and ensure what is available in the marketplace is indeed what they intend.
Quit whining. If you don't like what the company (Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.) offers, buy a competitor's product, or, better yet, make your own that is superior (the American way -- and open source is one means to that end).
With over ten years under its belt, WebObjects has proven very beneficial to our company. Of course, Java developers are sometimes hard to find, and the learning curve for WebObjects can be steep, but the community is tight-knit, and the Wonder (open source) frameworks have addressed that persnickety 5% you describe...
After all, iTunes, UPS and other enterprise solutions show that a core set of frameworks, scalable architecture, and talented developers can yield a business model that works.
Thus the software-as-a-service (formerly application service provider) business model. While not right for every organization (we took a bath on the banking industry in the dot-com hey-day), the idea of NO Info Tech support is compelling. Of course, this assumes your staff have minimum skills with a PC/Mac and a browser.
PEPCO (the DC utility) enjoyed the deregulation efforts of recent years -- by selling off actual power production. Now they just buy power. The wall street guys who own all the power production don't want to invest in infrastructure, they want to get as much return dollar-for-dollar. Capital expenditures are a low priority; the goal is just to keep the lights on as much or little as the government makes them (as pushf popf mentioned above).
I call PRIOR ARt... check out how they do it in Finnland (via SMS)... text the number of the (coke machine | coffee bar | bus route) and get your (soda | receipt for hot beverage | bus pass)...
Dot Mac is a WebObjects application (more likely a set of WebObjects applications). Closing the browser ends the session; in addition, the session key is unique (and Apple is using re-writes to make the session key less discernible) -- i.e., the page is session specific.
FInally, there is a LOGOUT link on the right side of the web interface for Dot Mac -- clicking that terminates the session. So this article needs to be looked at again...
I work for a government contractor that rebuilt several information systems supporting the Do Not Call list. We were actively engaged in a SOA effort, and let me tell you, the very fact that the DNC exists is a miracle! The bureaucratic, legislative and organizational issues that conspire against doing things in the Federal government are huge! But the system does work (witness the $5mi judgement against DishTV by the FTC for violating the DNC). Read http://softwaredev.itbusinessnet.com/articles/view article.jsp?id=52683 about my companies efforts to modernize a chunk of the FTC infrastructure -- and be happy *something* works about the process. Now if only there were a do not spam list...?
As a former NeXT and current Apple developer, I go to WWDC for DEVELOPER stuff, not a bunch of announcements aimed at consumers and others who purchase Apple products. MacWorld is for the masses, WWDC is for the elite, commando-coders and tech heads. And me, a lowely code jockey who happens to have drank the Kool-ade® that is the ADC terms and conditions.
Ha! WebObjects does do rapid application development. I can't speak for RoR, but I have personally built fully functional applications for government clients WHILE THEY WATCHED, in 15-20 mintutes! COnnecting to legacy Oracle databases with hundreds of thousands of records! I remember the NeXT video you are talking about, comparing Sun development to on a NeXT cube. After a few hours the NeXT developer was playing the Pool game while the Sun guy was sweating interface widgets.
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A federalized tax structure would reduce corporations leveraging the advantageous tax situations in select countries. But the EU seems far from that model -- no "United States of Europe." Ireland negotiated a treaty in the 1990s with the US for the express purpose of attracting employers for its well-educated and young workforce. Why shouldn't trans-nationals do what's best for their shareholders? That is what corporate democracy is all about, imho.
This article is good about Star Wars continuity... http://archive.wired.com/enter...
I guess if you are not 'in the know' about the automobile industry you might have missed, "one of the largest suppliers of audio systems, modules, and components to auto manufacturers and replacement parts to the after market worldwide..." and a driving force behind automated supply chain management.
Honestly, for me, I loved Pascal, HyperCard and Maxromedia Director. That interest led me to Objective C, then Java, then back to Objective C AND Java. But programming (and now architecting software and services) may not be your interest. But if so, you can learn many ways without univeristy. Save that for the really interesting stuff.
Yes - read more details about dogs vs robots here http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/Dog
I, for one, applaud a little light-heared humor from the Machine that is the Government.
It is common that anything in the states with FCC transmit/receive approval should not interfere with other devices; perhaps Boeing needs to shield their equipment better?
The Chinese may have stolen stealth technology from the downed F117, re-purposed Russian designs (which lag even the 1950s stuff of the SR71), but they are running down the wrong path. Forget Z-day, the Terminator scenario is looming...
Our company developer the Trouble Asset Relief Program's site, at http://www.financialstability.gov/
I am happy to report, MOSTLY compliant with Section 508.
And it has cool stuff, too.
With capitalism, a company makes something, offers it to the market at a price, and people decide to buy or not to buy. Case in point, iPhone. Development for Apple is notoriously painful (not writing the code - Cocoa, iPhone SDK, WebObjects makes that easy). But that's because they are letting outsiders into the guts of their product. They want (need/have to have) ultimate say over their product, to leverage their investment and ensure what is available in the marketplace is indeed what they intend.
Quit whining. If you don't like what the company (Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.) offers, buy a competitor's product, or, better yet, make your own that is superior (the American way -- and open source is one means to that end).
awesome detective work. good job
With over ten years under its belt, WebObjects has proven very beneficial to our company. Of course, Java developers are sometimes hard to find, and the learning curve for WebObjects can be steep, but the community is tight-knit, and the Wonder (open source) frameworks have addressed that persnickety 5% you describe...
After all, iTunes, UPS and other enterprise solutions show that a core set of frameworks, scalable architecture, and talented developers can yield a business model that works.
Actually, in some cases, *letting people cut* is beneficial...
http://realityme.net/2007/10/22/driving-patterns-let-the-ass-merge/
On freeways, the people who are 'self serving' by waiting until the lane disappears before merging actual improve the flow of traffic for everyone.
Line cutters rejoice.
For WebObjects,
http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/Home
Starting fresh? Consider the grandaddy of 3-tier, a set of frameworks, app layer, etc. that powers iTunes and lots more...
http://www.apple.com/webobjects
It works for me!
Just buy Windoze... where is the anti-competitive behavior?
Damn Nissan for not letting me put a Ford engine in my Bluebird!
You don't per chance work for a gun manufacturer?
Thus the software-as-a-service (formerly application service provider) business model. While not right for every organization (we took a bath on the banking industry in the dot-com hey-day), the idea of NO Info Tech support is compelling. Of course, this assumes your staff have minimum skills with a PC/Mac and a browser.
PEPCO (the DC utility) enjoyed the deregulation efforts of recent years -- by selling off actual power production. Now they just buy power. The wall street guys who own all the power production don't want to invest in infrastructure, they want to get as much return dollar-for-dollar. Capital expenditures are a low priority; the goal is just to keep the lights on as much or little as the government makes them (as pushf popf mentioned above).
I call PRIOR ARt... check out how they do it in Finnland (via SMS)... text the number of the (coke machine | coffee bar | bus route) and get your (soda | receipt for hot beverage | bus pass)...
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=42626
Yikes - my bad. The dot-mac logout DIDNT terminate the webdav session!!
Apple -- hire Bluedog to fix this!
Dot Mac is a WebObjects application (more likely a set of WebObjects applications). Closing the browser ends the session; in addition, the session key is unique (and Apple is using re-writes to make the session key less discernible) -- i.e., the page is session specific.
As for SSL transmission, the login is SSL (this is the form submit from the login page):
https://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Welcome.woa/1204/wa/authenticate?cty=US&aff=consumer&lang=en
FInally, there is a LOGOUT link on the right side of the web interface for Dot Mac -- clicking that terminates the session. So this article needs to be looked at again...
I work for a government contractor that rebuilt several information systems supporting the Do Not Call list. We were actively engaged in a SOA effort, and let me tell you, the very fact that the DNC exists is a miracle! The bureaucratic, legislative and organizational issues that conspire against doing things in the Federal government are huge! But the system does work (witness the $5mi judgement against DishTV by the FTC for violating the DNC). Read http://softwaredev.itbusinessnet.com/articles/view article.jsp?id=52683 about my companies efforts to modernize a chunk of the FTC infrastructure -- and be happy *something* works about the process. Now if only there were a do not spam list...?
As a former NeXT and current Apple developer, I go to WWDC for DEVELOPER stuff, not a bunch of announcements aimed at consumers and others who purchase Apple products. MacWorld is for the masses, WWDC is for the elite, commando-coders and tech heads. And me, a lowely code jockey who happens to have drank the Kool-ade® that is the ADC terms and conditions.
Ha! WebObjects does do rapid application development. I can't speak for RoR, but I have personally built fully functional applications for government clients WHILE THEY WATCHED, in 15-20 mintutes! COnnecting to legacy Oracle databases with hundreds of thousands of records! I remember the NeXT video you are talking about, comparing Sun development to on a NeXT cube. After a few hours the NeXT developer was playing the Pool game while the Sun guy was sweating interface widgets.