People are modding this funny, but I'd wager there's a fair number of admins who need something to read while their X-less servers are installing something slow...
Come on now. There's huge news in breaking Linux. If you came up with a critical exploit that could take down mass numbers of Linux machines, you'd be at least as "popular" (infamous) as any Windows cracker. Particularly since you'd be the first. You don't think there's some 'cred' to be had in that?
Consider the idea that perhaps regulation of the power market created prices that were unrealistically low. I certainly dont' know anything specific about Sweden, but it seems quite possible that the prices you are forced to pay now more accurately reflect the costs required to bring that power to you.
And are you one of those who find a specific level of profit automatically bad? Should the power companies be forced (regulated? hehe) to operate as non-profit ventures?
I think you're right in the majority of cases. I even think that majority is higher among high schoolers. But amongst adults, there are those of us who roleplay entirely for the story - the escapism is fun, but we also have stories in our heads, and enjoy bringing them to some kind of life.
Most of us (the well-adjusted-yet-still-gamer adults) run far away from cheesy Sci-Fi/Fantasy trade paperbacks and D&D.
"Also, consider the nature of most of the "speech" that results from campaign contributions. Have you ever seen a political television advertisement that added anything worthwhile to the discussion - or indeed do anything that wasn't mainly posturing and hand-waving?"
Disgusting. You have no concept of what "shall make no law" means, do you? Who the hell are you to decide whether or not a particular message is "worthwhile" or not?
I'm sorry you work in such a shitty corporate environment.
We find that it takes us much less time to code something correctly, the first time, then hack in IE-only fixes as needed. This as opposed to doing some garbage work "quick and dirty" - because you know 6 months down the road you'll have to to go back and tear into spaghetti because a requirement has changed.
If your managers don't understand that "quick and dirty" now equals "more expensive" in the long run, I feel sorry for you.
What's preposterous is the number of idiots who responded to your insightful post just to pick nits about the number of shuttles left.
I concur with your opinion, and believe this: let's just get into space first (these little dabblings hardly count) and THEN we'll worry about pollution.
Well, since most gas is still well under $3 in the South, unemployment is 5% nationwide (less than that in VA), and most folks still have health care... if those are what you're betting on, you're in big trouble.
You're showing an appalling lack of understanding about what GIS is and is not.
GIS data most certainly can be sensitive, and you certainly haven't "proven" a thing - at best, you've stated an underwhelming, uninformed opinion, and been modded up for your efforts.
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If your troubles went away that quickly you probably just sprained a nerve or something.
That kind of thing has happened to me on occasion, too.
See, I think you, Jamie and many others are missing the point.
Go ahead, go to Apple - that's cool. You (generic "you") will be replaced by other people who DO have the time and desire to fight the battles to continue to make a better system.
Someday Linux might be your solution again, maybe not. But it'll still be alive because there will always be people interested in tweaking their systems and working on stuff on their own.
Geographers have been waiting for over a decade for metadata to catch on. Everyone hates building metadata, even when they know it makes their data infinitely easier for other geographers to use.
In the context of GIS data, where metadata can be incredibly useful, creation of metadata is like pulling teeth.
Unfortunately, until and unless there's automated tools - your "intelligent mining tools", this whole thing will never be more than a curiosity...
I have a few Marble FX's from a few years ago - best trackball I ever played with (so I bought a few spare ones).
Only thing is, I can't seem to make the fourth (red) button do anything useful in X. I can set it as the "up" or "down" as if it were a wheel mouse, but that's not particularly useful.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Just out of curiosity, why is it okay to pay for better refactoring, but not okay to pay for better jsp editing?
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People are modding this funny, but I'd wager there's a fair number of admins who need something to read while their X-less servers are installing something slow...
How in the 9 hells did this idiotic diatribe get modded up? "He must be retarded"? Yes, that's insightful.
I'd like to see an ape try to figure out how to use Windows. It'd probably work great for opening up bananas.
Come on now. There's huge news in breaking Linux. If you came up with a critical exploit that could take down mass numbers of Linux machines, you'd be at least as "popular" (infamous) as any Windows cracker. Particularly since you'd be the first. You don't think there's some 'cred' to be had in that?
Um, not to be too pedantic, but yes. It's called Geodesy. And the world isn't "round" at all.
Consider the idea that perhaps regulation of the power market created prices that were unrealistically low. I certainly dont' know anything specific about Sweden, but it seems quite possible that the prices you are forced to pay now more accurately reflect the costs required to bring that power to you.
And are you one of those who find a specific level of profit automatically bad? Should the power companies be forced (regulated? hehe) to operate as non-profit ventures?
Dubai seems to be doing pretty well.
I think you're right in the majority of cases. I even think that majority is higher among high schoolers. But amongst adults, there are those of us who roleplay entirely for the story - the escapism is fun, but we also have stories in our heads, and enjoy bringing them to some kind of life.
Most of us (the well-adjusted-yet-still-gamer adults) run far away from cheesy Sci-Fi/Fantasy trade paperbacks and D&D.
"where DM's don't have to read through a book to be able to sanction official content"
Pretty sad DM, if you think about it....
Valid comments, though. d20 is just brutal and juvenile, but at least TSR had some sense of style.
Well done, well-explained. Just wanted to mention that.
"Also, consider the nature of most of the "speech" that results from campaign contributions. Have you ever seen a political television advertisement that added anything worthwhile to the discussion - or indeed do anything that wasn't mainly posturing and hand-waving?"
Disgusting. You have no concept of what "shall make no law" means, do you? Who the hell are you to decide whether or not a particular message is "worthwhile" or not?
Billy Freaking Joel? You'd get pillaged.
My advice: Anything by Einherjer. Fits the theme of the day much better than some pansy pasty white boy.
I'm sorry you work in such a shitty corporate environment.
We find that it takes us much less time to code something correctly, the first time, then hack in IE-only fixes as needed. This as opposed to doing some garbage work "quick and dirty" - because you know 6 months down the road you'll have to to go back and tear into spaghetti because a requirement has changed.
If your managers don't understand that "quick and dirty" now equals "more expensive" in the long run, I feel sorry for you.
"we desperately crave"
We do?
I prefer the technical solution that Blue Frog seems to be implementing fairly effectively.
Oh, I don't know, I'm just not interested in them any more. There's not much hate left in me, I'm just more interested in other companies...
What's preposterous is the number of idiots who responded to your insightful post just to pick nits about the number of shuttles left.
I concur with your opinion, and believe this: let's just get into space first (these little dabblings hardly count) and THEN we'll worry about pollution.
And Excel fucked it up horribly. Hopefully they fix it someday.
Try this: Open a bunch of Excel files. Each one gets its own "task" on the taskbar. Great. Then click the "X" on one.
Poof. There they go.
Well, since most gas is still well under $3 in the South, unemployment is 5% nationwide (less than that in VA), and most folks still have health care... if those are what you're betting on, you're in big trouble.
ROFL
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Thanks, man.
You're showing an appalling lack of understanding about what GIS is and is not.
GIS data most certainly can be sensitive, and you certainly haven't "proven" a thing - at best, you've stated an underwhelming, uninformed opinion, and been modded up for your efforts.
If your troubles went away that quickly you probably just sprained a nerve or something.
That kind of thing has happened to me on occasion, too.
See, I think you, Jamie and many others are missing the point.
Go ahead, go to Apple - that's cool. You (generic "you") will be replaced by other people who DO have the time and desire to fight the battles to continue to make a better system.
Someday Linux might be your solution again, maybe not. But it'll still be alive because there will always be people interested in tweaking their systems and working on stuff on their own.
Geographers have been waiting for over a decade for metadata to catch on. Everyone hates building metadata, even when they know it makes their data infinitely easier for other geographers to use.
In the context of GIS data, where metadata can be incredibly useful, creation of metadata is like pulling teeth.
Unfortunately, until and unless there's automated tools - your "intelligent mining tools", this whole thing will never be more than a curiosity...
So wait, it's okay to hate Java for purely irrational reasons, but you're tired of hearing people hate MS for purely irrational reasons?
I have a few Marble FX's from a few years ago - best trackball I ever played with (so I bought a few spare ones).
Only thing is, I can't seem to make the fourth (red) button do anything useful in X. I can set it as the "up" or "down" as if it were a wheel mouse, but that's not particularly useful.
Anyone have any ideas?
Just out of curiosity, why is it okay to pay for better refactoring, but not okay to pay for better jsp editing?