The amazingly stupid thing about Sonos is their marketing folks don't scream this time-base synchronization feature. This thread shows how important it is. I've been looking for a multi-zone digital playback system for years and this is the first one I've found. To me it is the ONE thing that makes them stand out. Well, that, and their cool iPod-like remote control.
Your job is to try to get all the people who do these jobs to communicate with one another, and to try to be aware of and consider solutionS for ALL the issues involved with the product. To that extent you need good tools to make all the issues as plainly visible to all the constiuents as possible. Which leads to the question: what is the best toolset to do this?
"One neat thing about Suns [Operating Systems] is that they really boot fast." From the Unix Haters' Handbook http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/pr eface.html
The author was complaining about the IN-stability of Unix compared to his beloved Symbolics Lisp Machine! Of course this quote is old, and the author is
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1524286,00.as p
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>Finally, somebody has stepped up with an article >that descibes the potental abuse of RFID.
Finally?!!! Use the search feature -- it at the top of every page -- and search for RIFD. Now what percentage of the articles DON'T discuss the potental abuse of RFID?
"Even better than the Mad Hatter demo was a demo of a futuristic (and open source) project titled Looking Glass. Schwartz termed this "a thought exercise."This was a truly eyepopping demonstration of what I'd call 3D internet computing. Some of the revolutionary features of the Looking Glass interface are transparency and translucency -- you can put one window behind another and see one through the other as though the window in front is translucent. You can also rotate windows. Schwartz moved two windows he didn't currently need off to the side by rotating them along a vertical pivot point (much like swinging back a door). He also showed windows rotating 360 degrees. In fact, one of the windows was playing a video (the same "Java is Everywhere" video) -- the video rotated and played flawlessly (even upside down). Last, but not least, Schwartz showed an music selection application that opens up a set of CDs in 3D." -- http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=451&thr ead=431411&tstart=0&trange=15
One quick google search for "Hydrogen" and "Hindenberg" will quickly dispel the idea that Hydrogen was the root cause of the disaster. Think about it, Hydrogen rises. The pictures of the Hindenberg burning show the flames falling downward.
Who says the ENTIRE company is based on ONLY selling big-iron? Just like IBM, Sun sells big-iron, and smaller-iron, and software. Sun also sells this stuff through partners.
So now Sun re-sells two flavors of Linux for its X-86 servers: RedHat and, now, Suse. Sun is simply giving their customers a new choice.
Running an increasing number of small Intel boxen requires increasing support costs. As needs increase, switching to fewer more powerful big-iron boxen can help to flatten support costs. Seems like Sun is positioning itself to take advantage of that trend.
Given that Java still seems to be growing, so much so, that the IBM folks seem to be obsessed with controlling the standard, I don't see how Sun cannot succeed.
One could argue the reason why English is now lingua franca in technology, and business, is not controlled but is open to evolving by incorporating whatever was in popular use; as opposed to French in which "proper" usage is "controlled" by a standards body.
One could also argue that English continues to evolve (innovate? break up?) into several separate languages.
"To some folks, XP seems like just good common sense. So why the 'extreme' in the name? XP takes commonsense principles and practice to extreme levels"
-- from the second paragraph of the Preface to Extreme Programming Explained by Kent Beck (page xv)
To say "People have used the technique for decades" is wrong. It is correct to say we all knew about and used the individual techniques (principles) for decades. BUT no one before Kent Beck bundled them all into one coherent methodology, and explained the synergies. THAT is the genius of XP!
BTW, I AM an experienced programmer from the 1980's
really would love a good book on hacking Mozilla, or StarOffice, or GIMP. Why are there no good open source application books on understanding the code? A book for programmers that guides us on everything from the structure of the application, to build tips and tricks, areas that need testing, and how to submit a proper test, and the nuances of the community (so I don't feel like such a vile newbie when I get started). Something that helps me get a decent foundation before I dive head first into the middle of threads that make no sence to the uninitated.
There are lots of books for hacking the Linux kernal and writing Linux drivers, but almost none on applications.
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The amazingly stupid thing about Sonos is their marketing folks don't scream this time-base synchronization feature. This thread shows how important it is. I've been looking for a multi-zone digital playback system for years and this is the first one I've found. To me it is the ONE thing that makes them stand out. Well, that, and their cool iPod-like remote control.
- design the product
- code the product
- build the product
- QA the product
- release the product
- sell the product
- nor fix the product.
Your job is to try to get all the people who do these jobs to communicate with one another, and to try to be aware of and consider solutionS for ALL the issues involved with the product.To that extent you need good tools to make all the issues as plainly visible to all the constiuents as possible. Which leads to the question: what is the best toolset to do this?
This book already covers using lava lamps and other devices to alert teammembers about build problems.
Pragmatic Project Automation: How to Build, Deply, and Monitor Java Apps by Mike Clark
BTW, I recommend this book if for nothing else as a way to explain how the build process works.
This reminds me of the following quote:
r eface.html
"One neat thing about Suns [Operating Systems] is that they really boot fast."
From the Unix Haters' Handbook
http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/p
The author was complaining about the IN-stability of Unix compared to his beloved Symbolics Lisp Machine! Of course this quote is old, and the author is
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1524286,00.as p
>Finally, somebody has stepped up with an article
>that descibes the potental abuse of RFID.
Finally?!!!
Use the search feature -- it at the top of every page -- and search for RIFD. Now what percentage of the articles DON'T discuss the potental abuse of RFID?
"Even better than the Mad Hatter demo was a demo of a futuristic (and open source) project titled Looking Glass. Schwartz termed this "a thought exercise."This was a truly eyepopping demonstration of what I'd call 3D internet computing. Some of the revolutionary features of the Looking Glass interface are transparency and translucency -- you can put one window behind another and see one through the other as though the window in front is translucent. You can also rotate windows. Schwartz moved two windows he didn't currently need off to the side by rotating them along a vertical pivot point (much like swinging back a door). He also showed windows rotating 360 degrees. In fact, one of the windows was playing a video (the same "Java is Everywhere" video) -- the video rotated and played flawlessly (even upside down). Last, but not least, Schwartz showed an music selection application that opens up a set of CDs in 3D." -- http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=451&thr ead=431411&tstart=0&trange=15
One quick google search for "Hydrogen" and "Hindenberg" will quickly dispel the idea that Hydrogen was the root cause of the disaster. Think about it, Hydrogen rises. The pictures of the Hindenberg burning show the flames falling downward.
I just wannted to be the first to say it on this thread. ;-)
Who says the ENTIRE company is based on ONLY selling big-iron? Just like IBM, Sun sells big-iron, and smaller-iron, and software. Sun also sells this stuff through partners.
So now Sun re-sells two flavors of Linux for its X-86 servers: RedHat and, now, Suse.
Sun is simply giving their customers a new choice.
Running an increasing number of small Intel boxen requires increasing support costs. As needs increase, switching to fewer more powerful big-iron boxen can help to flatten support costs. Seems like Sun is positioning itself to take advantage of that trend.
Given that Java still seems to be growing, so much so, that the IBM folks seem to be obsessed with controlling the standard, I don't see how Sun cannot succeed.
Will the richest-person-in-the-world own ALL the robots, and get all the wealth generated by them? (Lower cost the the consumer notwithstanding.)
;-)
On the other hand, what if I own the robot that does my job? I get to stay home, the robot does the work. I get the income.
Now these are two extremes scenarios. The reality will be somewhere in the middle. But where in the middle?
Ooo. Ooo. I KNOW, let's let the Government own all the robots!
I bet you can hire a dozen quality CEO's for what it costs to hire one CEO in the US.
One could argue the reason why English is now lingua franca in technology, and business, is not controlled but is open to evolving by incorporating whatever was in popular use; as opposed to French in which "proper" usage is "controlled" by a standards body.
One could also argue that English continues to evolve (innovate? break up?) into several separate languages.
http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix/the_brand.html
"To some folks, XP seems like just good common sense. So why the 'extreme' in the name? XP takes commonsense principles and practice to extreme levels"
-- from the second paragraph of the Preface to Extreme Programming Explained by Kent Beck (page xv)
To say "People have used the technique for decades" is wrong. It is correct to say we all knew about and used the individual techniques (principles) for decades. BUT no one before Kent Beck bundled them all into one coherent methodology, and explained the synergies. THAT is the genius of XP!
BTW, I AM an experienced programmer from the 1980's
How is this different from the Apple topic?
http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=107
really would love a good book on hacking Mozilla, or StarOffice, or GIMP. Why are there no good open source application books on understanding the code? A book for programmers that guides us on everything from the structure of the application, to build tips and tricks, areas that need testing, and how to submit a proper test, and the nuances of the community (so I don't feel like such a vile newbie when I get started). Something that helps me get a decent foundation before I dive head first into the middle of threads that make no sence to the uninitated.
There are lots of books for hacking the Linux kernal and writing Linux drivers, but almost none on applications.