I agree with your assertion that email is the more valuable resource but that's pretty much a given.
FB is absolutely the right medium for a band, comedian, or any other type of event coordinator to notify people. Sure, they could try to get people to sign up for a mailing list but with FB I might hear of a band because I see that a friend of mine became a fan of it (or "liked" it or whatever they'll change it to next). I hear about shows that it's unlikely I would've heard of. And since my FB friends know my taste in music they can share an invite when the band sends one out to them.
I can also see which of my friends are planning to attend a show and decide whether or not to invite anyone else. I can't count how many events I've attended and likely would've not known about if not for FB.
Sure, FB has some creepy aspects but you're ignorant if you think FB isn't an excellent medium for some things.
In general I agree with your comment but I don't think it's completely foolish to get to the airport early and a number of people (like me) live in one of the covered airports and will be traveling soon. I tend to arrive at the airport a couple hours early, get through security, and find a decent place to have a meal and a drink or two. I'm much less stressed and will enjoy the free wifi.
So yeah, maybe it's a bit of grandstanding but it's not useless for many thousands of people.
Yes, but the guest account protects not only the owner of the computer but also the guest -- the entire account is purged along with cookies, browser history, etc.
It is my understanding that in general truly depressed people do not kill themselves. It is too much effort for them. Even getting out of bed is an effort. This is why anti-depressants come with suicide warnings -- not because they cause suicidal thoughts directly but because they give the depressed enough motivation to actually off themselves.
Agreed, but unfortunately it's not that easy. I just started a new job and got my AMEX corporate card in the mail today. The online account had a maximum password length of 8 characters with no special characters allowed. A phrase would never work when we have companies that are still limiting their passwords to 8 characters.
Not to mention that Eclipse is ancient, 3.5 is the current version.
Most of the Java developers I know use Eclipse. I got hooked on IntelliJ years ago and use it for most projects but I use Eclipse for my Eclipse based RCP and my Maven Plugin.
I probably wouldn't mind either if there was a such thing as a completely secure system. What if the technology is compromised? If you trust the RFID system and remove all other safeguards (as in your login example) your entire system is compromised if someone can duplicate your identity. You can't just change your password to recover. This is the same problem with biometrics -- someone figures out how to break it and you're screwed -- can you change your DNA/fingerprints/retina?
In college I did a reseach paper on whether humans thought in abstract constructs or in actual words. My conclusions lead me to believe that while there are times (maybe many times) that one thinks (or rather organizes their thoughts) in words. When making a list of things to do, considering a conversation (past or future), or criticizing yourself ("you idiot, now she'll never date you"). However, I believe that the majority of thinking is done abstractly. I can't remember my examples from real doctors, but one personal was a trip to France I took about a decade ago. I am very conversant in French and was with French people the whole time, including a guy my age (learned a few new words from him;) Anyway, upon my return I would start sentences in French to my parents and friends who would just look at me weird. I knew what I wanted to say but the language parser had to learn to go back to English. And besides, do you really think you pre-meditate every word in conversation? We'd all be stuck at morning coffee when 6:00PM came around
Software patents are enforcable for a time, then become public domain. (ie I can use RSA without paying them a dime). I know the patent system is far more fucked up but it seems this is no revolutionary idea. What am I missing?
if the protection is reasonable, where's the prob?
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Many pieces of software are already protected using a license manager or whatnot. Music, like software, is a mathematical piece of art. Like software, it should not be free. If all software was free, I would not be able to pursure my passion as a software developer and still support myself. The analogy is directly applicable to music (I am also an amateur musician). The point is that the DRM must not impede the user's experience. As long as they have the freedom they need to enjoy what they own, I'm all for it. It puzzles me when so many Linux zealots fight so hard for music to be free yet support things like the GPL that they probably don't understand the full ramifications of. Every wonder why BSD is more stable? When I write a song, I want to protect it and protect my rights to it. Why is the medium (audio) being treated with such disdaim when the artist trys to protect themselves. Eventually this will help indy artists as well. Please examine your viewpoint and make sure you're not being a hippocrite. If it takes me 40 hours to develop a piece of software, I expect to get paid. If it takes me 40 hours (probably more) to produce a single I expect to get paid. It is my artwork. Maybe creative doesn't have the right approach but don't discount the notion entirely.
I've had this same discussion with my colleagues several times. I've been told by several other developers that they develop apps in C/C++ but choose Perl for CGI because with things like mod_perl it is in actuality the same if not faster than C/C++ CGIs. Because the C/C++ executable needs to be loaded and forked it is slower than the Perl program, which I've been told can be configured to stay in memory already lexed and parsed (and perhaps even compiled into some intermediate object code?) Anyone have any stats or ideas that disprove or confirm this idea?
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Maybe you should lose the friend.
I agree with your assertion that email is the more valuable resource but that's pretty much a given.
FB is absolutely the right medium for a band, comedian, or any other type of event coordinator to notify people. Sure, they could try to get people to sign up for a mailing list but with FB I might hear of a band because I see that a friend of mine became a fan of it (or "liked" it or whatever they'll change it to next). I hear about shows that it's unlikely I would've heard of. And since my FB friends know my taste in music they can share an invite when the band sends one out to them.
I can also see which of my friends are planning to attend a show and decide whether or not to invite anyone else. I can't count how many events I've attended and likely would've not known about if not for FB.
Sure, FB has some creepy aspects but you're ignorant if you think FB isn't an excellent medium for some things.
Maybe he was dictating...
In general I agree with your comment but I don't think it's completely foolish to get to the airport early and a number of people (like me) live in one of the covered airports and will be traveling soon. I tend to arrive at the airport a couple hours early, get through security, and find a decent place to have a meal and a drink or two. I'm much less stressed and will enjoy the free wifi.
So yeah, maybe it's a bit of grandstanding but it's not useless for many thousands of people.
Yes, but the guest account protects not only the owner of the computer but also the guest -- the entire account is purged along with cookies, browser history, etc.
It is my understanding that in general truly depressed people do not kill themselves. It is too much effort for them. Even getting out of bed is an effort. This is why anti-depressants come with suicide warnings -- not because they cause suicidal thoughts directly but because they give the depressed enough motivation to actually off themselves.
Agreed, but unfortunately it's not that easy. I just started a new job and got my AMEX corporate card in the mail today. The online account had a maximum password length of 8 characters with no special characters allowed. A phrase would never work when we have companies that are still limiting their passwords to 8 characters.
Not to mention that Eclipse is ancient, 3.5 is the current version.
Most of the Java developers I know use Eclipse. I got hooked on IntelliJ years ago and use it for most projects but I use Eclipse for my Eclipse based RCP and my Maven Plugin.
Dude calm down, it's an expletive infixation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expletive_infixation).
Of course they don't. But their living relatives do.
Half Baked (wikipedia;imdb)
The scary thing is that this should be modded "Insightful", not "Funny".
African or European barn swallows? Just what are you comparing?
They're lucky they didn't get the airborne laser to the house full of un-popped popcorn treatment as well!
According to http://alek.xspaces.org/2005/09/27/i-love-you-now
Would you mind pointing me to the download of the free client? I did some googling and only came up with this, which requires the admin software.
Thanks very much, VNC is quite tedious to use given its latency.
Isn't it like watching the video in a mirror due to the horizontal flipping iChat does? Did you find a way around this?
Perhaps it's more about the coverage that Firefox is getting because they are going to place the ad, rather than the ad itself.
I probably wouldn't mind either if there was a such thing as a completely secure system. What if the technology is compromised? If you trust the RFID system and remove all other safeguards (as in your login example) your entire system is compromised if someone can duplicate your identity. You can't just change your password to recover. This is the same problem with biometrics -- someone figures out how to break it and you're screwed -- can you change your DNA/fingerprints/retina?
No, print.google.com is down for the US too.
In college I did a reseach paper on whether humans thought in abstract constructs or in actual words. My conclusions lead me to believe that while there are times (maybe many times) that one thinks (or rather organizes their thoughts) in words. When making a list of things to do, considering a conversation (past or future), or criticizing yourself ("you idiot, now she'll never date you"). However, I believe that the majority of thinking is done abstractly. I can't remember my examples from real doctors, but one personal was a trip to France I took about a decade ago. I am very conversant in French and was with French people the whole time, including a guy my age (learned a few new words from him ;) Anyway, upon my return I would start sentences in French to my parents and friends who would just look at me weird. I knew what I wanted to say but the language parser had to learn to go back to English. And besides, do you really think you pre-meditate every word in conversation? We'd all be stuck at morning coffee when 6:00PM came around
Software patents are enforcable for a time, then become public domain. (ie I can use RSA without paying them a dime). I know the patent system is far more fucked up but it seems this is no revolutionary idea. What am I missing?
Many pieces of software are already protected using a license manager or whatnot. Music, like software, is a mathematical piece of art. Like software, it should not be free. If all software was free, I would not be able to pursure my passion as a software developer and still support myself. The analogy is directly applicable to music (I am also an amateur musician). The point is that the DRM must not impede the user's experience. As long as they have the freedom they need to enjoy what they own, I'm all for it. It puzzles me when so many Linux zealots fight so hard for music to be free yet support things like the GPL that they probably don't understand the full ramifications of. Every wonder why BSD is more stable? When I write a song, I want to protect it and protect my rights to it. Why is the medium (audio) being treated with such disdaim when the artist trys to protect themselves. Eventually this will help indy artists as well. Please examine your viewpoint and make sure you're not being a hippocrite. If it takes me 40 hours to develop a piece of software, I expect to get paid. If it takes me 40 hours (probably more) to produce a single I expect to get paid. It is my artwork. Maybe creative doesn't have the right approach but don't discount the notion entirely.
I've had this same discussion with my colleagues several times. I've been told by several other developers that they develop apps in C/C++ but choose Perl for CGI because with things like mod_perl it is in actuality the same if not faster than C/C++ CGIs. Because the C/C++ executable needs to be loaded and forked it is slower than the Perl program, which I've been told can be configured to stay in memory already lexed and parsed (and perhaps even compiled into some intermediate object code?) Anyone have any stats or ideas that disprove or confirm this idea?