I think you're right about there being a trend to rate high, but I don't think it's out of any embarrassment. I think you'll find that in most cases, if people are given the task of writing a review of something (even if they don't own it), they'll mostly rate it pretty high unless they see an obvious fatal flaw. Even if it's an average product (so earning a 2.5-star rating), I'm guessing you'll see it rated 4-5 stars.
I agree with much of this, but one nitpick about Access vs. Base.
It's probably true that most people use Access with.accdb (or.mdb) files, and the few people who use Base probably use it to access MySQL, etc. But Access can indeed be a front-end to any ODBC database, and the default for Base is to use its own embedded HSQL file. No comments on HSQK vs. accdb, but the concepts for both are the same.
If someone is non-technical and would like to work on translations, they need to jump through a string of technical hoops to get there. Figure out what CVS/SVN/Git are and check out the repository, figure out what gettext and all those strange.po files are about, figure out the mechanics of generating patches and submitting them via bug reports, what have you.
There has to be an easier way here.
What about a web site that has displays a list of strings that need translating with an empty text box alongside? The user (could be anonymous) selects the language they're working with and submits some translations in a few minutes, no hassle at all. You could even set it up so that it needs a few identical submissions to trust that the translation is correct.
Might be an interesting idea for an enterprising project to try out.
The diagram in the article shows GCC as a bunch of language front-ends that translate to an intermediate language, then a compiler for that intermediate language that produces the machine code.
Isn't this exactly the architecture of the.NET framework? Language compilers for VB, C#, C++ that compile to intermediate code, then interpreted directly instead of to a static machine-code file?
In other words, could a back-end be developed to change GCC into a universal runtime to replace Java and.NET, while still allowing for programming in everything from F77 to Lisp?
Say I set up an OpenID with MyOpenID.com and use it to sign in to a dozen different sites, customize my account on those sites, create posts, store data, etc. Then MyOpenID.com goes away or starts sucking.
What then? Is there an easy way to transfer an existing OpenID-linked account at end-user sites to a new OpenID?
As another data point (and one that's more predictable than the military), NASA actively recommends open source software for its software solicitations.
You can also do it in a user-friendly way with Microsoft Defender. This is built in to Vista, and shows up as a "Control Start-up Programs" item in the Control Panel.
You're right though, an application option would be even better.
Yeah, I agree. That's why as an individual traveler, it's often not the best idea to take that great deal you found at the Hilton. It may be a great hotel, but unless you're careful, you'll end up spending more than the difference just on their $20 breakfast and $10 internet.
A question about OpenID, pertaining to your scenario 3:
Say, for example, I'm registered with 20 sites using my MyOpenID (I believe the most popular OpenID provider). Then my MyOpenID gets hacked, they change the password and get control of it. They now have control over all 20 of those sites.
How do I recover from this? Does it require me calling MyOpenID and trying to confirm my identity? Does it require creating a new OpenID somewhere else and opening 20 new accounts at each of those sites? Once an account is created at RandomSite using your OpenID, can you change it over to a different OpenID?
Just as another data point, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the big aerospace engineering organization, accepts PDFs and distributes.dot templates. It mentions LaTeX only in passing.
As far as I know, this was done by Hughes as part of a private satellite project in the 1990s (AsiaSat?). Whether they got government financing for it, I'm not sure.
Anyway, Boeing bought Hughes, so the patent came with it.
Right now (supposedly) there's free.napster.com, last.fm, and lala.com, but I've only had success with the first. The other two don't seem to have much of a selection. When I try to stream an album, they'll give me a couple songs from it, or 30s samples only, or something like that.
To build on this, what is the fascination with the Huffington Post?
Knowing very little about it other than looking at it just now, it looks like a vastly liberal-leaning news/commentary site, just like dozens of others with varying biases (Slate, Salon, Drudge, etc.).
The three top stories just now:
Slashdot Mirror
Interesting. Did you ever post your review? What was the fallout?
I think you're right about there being a trend to rate high, but I don't think it's out of any embarrassment. I think you'll find that in most cases, if people are given the task of writing a review of something (even if they don't own it), they'll mostly rate it pretty high unless they see an obvious fatal flaw. Even if it's an average product (so earning a 2.5-star rating), I'm guessing you'll see it rated 4-5 stars.
SpiderOak has a free 2GB plan, multiple PCs supported, with Windows/Linux support.
I've never had to recover, but their automatic backup is fairly straightforward. They don't store your encryption pass, either.
We've lost all the details on building the Saturn V rocket, and we lost that a long time ago.
That's a myth:
http://stason.org/TULARC/science-engineering/space/76-What-happened-to-the-saturn-v-plans.html
I agree with much of this, but one nitpick about Access vs. Base.
It's probably true that most people use Access with .accdb (or .mdb) files, and the few people who use Base probably use it to access MySQL, etc. But Access can indeed be a front-end to any ODBC database, and the default for Base is to use its own embedded HSQL file. No comments on HSQK vs. accdb, but the concepts for both are the same.
This raises and interesting question.
If someone is non-technical and would like to work on translations, they need to jump through a string of technical hoops to get there. Figure out what CVS/SVN/Git are and check out the repository, figure out what gettext and all those strange .po files are about, figure out the mechanics of generating patches and submitting them via bug reports, what have you.
There has to be an easier way here.
What about a web site that has displays a list of strings that need translating with an empty text box alongside? The user (could be anonymous) selects the language they're working with and submits some translations in a few minutes, no hassle at all. You could even set it up so that it needs a few identical submissions to trust that the translation is correct.
Might be an interesting idea for an enterprising project to try out.
Here's a good one:
cat /dev/input/mice > /dev/sda1
Theoretical question here:
The diagram in the article shows GCC as a bunch of language front-ends that translate to an intermediate language, then a compiler for that intermediate language that produces the machine code.
Isn't this exactly the architecture of the .NET framework? Language compilers for VB, C#, C++ that compile to intermediate code, then interpreted directly instead of to a static machine-code file?
In other words, could a back-end be developed to change GCC into a universal runtime to replace Java and .NET, while still allowing for programming in everything from F77 to Lisp?
My concern with OpenID:
Say I set up an OpenID with MyOpenID.com and use it to sign in to a dozen different sites, customize my account on those sites, create posts, store data, etc. Then MyOpenID.com goes away or starts sucking.
What then? Is there an easy way to transfer an existing OpenID-linked account at end-user sites to a new OpenID?
Agreed. Where is the HD-quality music video/movie trailer site? I would think that kind of thing would be huge right now.
SSTL can design and build you two satellites for that price. I'm sure there are similar companies here in the US.
As another data point (and one that's more predictable than the military), NASA actively recommends open source software for its software solicitations.
You can also do it in a user-friendly way with Microsoft Defender. This is built in to Vista, and shows up as a "Control Start-up Programs" item in the Control Panel.
You're right though, an application option would be even better.
Just a nitpick, but I was under the impression that it's officially FORTRAN 77 and Fortran 90 (decapitalized).
Wikipedia seems to agree.
Are you sure satellites are being launched here? I was under the impression that these were test flights with dummy payloads.
What center was this?
Truly curious, I've worked at a couple.
How do you propose to do this?
"Hey, Ms. Jones, you need to get involved in your kid's education."
"Fuck off."
There, you've accomplished precisely nothing, aside from pissing off a deadbeat parent.
Yeah, I agree. That's why as an individual traveler, it's often not the best idea to take that great deal you found at the Hilton. It may be a great hotel, but unless you're careful, you'll end up spending more than the difference just on their $20 breakfast and $10 internet.
A question about OpenID, pertaining to your scenario 3:
Say, for example, I'm registered with 20 sites using my MyOpenID (I believe the most popular OpenID provider). Then my MyOpenID gets hacked, they change the password and get control of it. They now have control over all 20 of those sites.
How do I recover from this? Does it require me calling MyOpenID and trying to confirm my identity? Does it require creating a new OpenID somewhere else and opening 20 new accounts at each of those sites? Once an account is created at RandomSite using your OpenID, can you change it over to a different OpenID?
Nokia devices have something called Flash Lite. I'm not sure how that compares and if it can run animations.
I'm guessing the answer is that the CEOs of those corporations would hire the lobbyists, instead of the corporations themselves.
The nametag would change, but nothing else.
Just as another data point, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the big aerospace engineering organization, accepts PDFs and distributes .dot templates. It mentions LaTeX only in passing.
As far as I know, this was done by Hughes as part of a private satellite project in the 1990s (AsiaSat?). Whether they got government financing for it, I'm not sure.
Anyway, Boeing bought Hughes, so the patent came with it.
You're talking about free full-length streams?
Right now (supposedly) there's free.napster.com, last.fm, and lala.com, but I've only had success with the first. The other two don't seem to have much of a selection. When I try to stream an album, they'll give me a couple songs from it, or 30s samples only, or something like that.
- kind of news (he's going on a biography tour), the other is opinion
- not even close to news
- not news, anti-Clinton piling-on