London drugs adds the levy at the register purposely to make their point about it being unfair. Unfortunately their inventory system doesn't have the ability to show the levy separately on the shelf/display price-tag... or else they would show it there also.
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I'm sorry, but I think you're nuts. Not to specifically knock the other choices you mention, but I think plenty of people feel that PHP has a far less annoying and convoluted syntax than say Perl or Lisp, which you seem to be advocating instead of PHP. And you say you have a "superficial familiarity" with PHP, yet knock PHP for a lack of Speed... Try it, you might be surprised (especially if you use a compilation cache like Turck MMCache). Why do you think every other random interpreted language is going to be way faster than PHP? The only point I won't argue strongly is the security aspect. I don't think PHP is as bad as everyone is claiming if it is set up properly, but it isn't perfect - in particular too many ease-of-use features have been added that can chuck any semblance of security right out the window...
Most people aren't arguing that lists like SPEWS "don't work". But arguing against them for other reasons doesn't make us "pro-spam". Just because a solution works, doesn't necessarily mean it is a good solution.
Basically the problem here is that there are two groups in this argument (and never the twain shall meet): Those that feel that a little collateral damage (or a lot) is perfectly acceptable, and Those that don't. I am in the latter group. Those in the former group generally don't seem to be those that have to clean up the resulting mess.
People rarely will click on the unsubscribe link. Of course if you include a working unsubscribe link, then that link contains the info to track back to the email address (which I have to do, frequently).
I think you are being a bit unfair to mysql. You may have experience with isam/myisam tables under mysql - I agree that those are terrible. At my workplace we had no end of troubles with mysql and myisam tables. Since we upgraded to InnoDB format, we have not had one problem in two years of heavy use. I believe I read that mysql is going to use InnoDB as its standard storage engine in the future (version 5 and up?).
I second this reccomendation! audioreview.com is a fantastic site. It is where I did most of my preliminary research when I was looking for a similar system. The other site I found with great info on general home theatre issues is avsforum.com.
As far as actually choosing a receiver and speakers goes, I suggest people make a shortlist of items to check out, then be sure to audition them, ideally at the same store on the same setup! After reading all the reviews and holy wars over which receivers were best, I went and listened to as many reccomended ones as I could. I was shocked at how HORRIBLY BAD some of the popular choices sounded (even in the higher end of the price range)!
In the end, it came down to the Marantz SR7000 and the Denon 3300 for me, with the Marantz winning out primarily because in my area it was significantly cheaper than the Denon, and I had a hard time really properly auditioning the Denon.
The Yamaha line has a lot of punch for home theatre, but to me it sounds harsh compared to the Marantz and the Denon. The Marantz in particular sounds good on music and home theatre, which seems to be a rarity in the receiver market.
As for speakers, I went with PSB's, but here in Canada that was an easy choice because they are made here, and cost far less here than in the US. If I were in the US I would have auditioned more speaker options I suppose.
To reiterate my primary point, be certain to audition as many receivers/speakers on your shortlist as possible! Don't take anyone else's word when it comes to sound quality - you have to hear it for yourself and decide what you like the sound of best.
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Remember you're talking to the Slashdot crowd here - most of us don't have much chance of *having* a next generation... Friday night here I come!
Well, the stats show that gun-related deaths are 10 times per capita in the US what they are in Canada...
I'll stay here in Canada thanks.
London drugs adds the levy at the register purposely to make their point about it being unfair. Unfortunately their inventory system doesn't have the ability to show the levy separately on the shelf/display price-tag... or else they would show it there also.
I'm sorry, but I think you're nuts. Not to specifically knock the other choices you mention, but I think plenty of people feel that PHP has a far less annoying and convoluted syntax than say Perl or Lisp, which you seem to be advocating instead of PHP. And you say you have a "superficial familiarity" with PHP, yet knock PHP for a lack of Speed... Try it, you might be surprised (especially if you use a compilation cache like Turck MMCache). Why do you think every other random interpreted language is going to be way faster than PHP?
The only point I won't argue strongly is the security aspect. I don't think PHP is as bad as everyone is claiming if it is set up properly, but it isn't perfect - in particular too many ease-of-use features have been added that can chuck any semblance of security right out the window...
Most people aren't arguing that lists like SPEWS "don't work". But arguing against them for other reasons doesn't make us "pro-spam". Just because a solution works, doesn't necessarily mean it is a good solution.
Basically the problem here is that there are two groups in this argument (and never the twain shall meet): Those that feel that a little collateral damage (or a lot) is perfectly acceptable, and Those that don't. I am in the latter group. Those in the former group generally don't seem to be those that have to clean up the resulting mess.
People rarely will click on the unsubscribe link.
Of course if you include a working unsubscribe link, then that link contains the info to track back to the email address (which I have to do, frequently).
Hmm, someone should grab a copy of the site now, then... (Okay, most of it isn't that useful, but there is SOME good stuff on there!)
I think you are being a bit unfair to mysql. You may have experience with isam/myisam tables under mysql - I agree that those are terrible. At my workplace we had no end of troubles with mysql and myisam tables. Since we upgraded to InnoDB format, we have not had one problem in two years of heavy use. I believe I read that mysql is going to use InnoDB as its standard storage engine in the future (version 5 and up?).
Any pointers to how to do the suggested hack, for say Win2k Pro?
I second this reccomendation! audioreview.com is a fantastic site. It is where I did most of my preliminary research when I was looking for a similar system. The other site I found with great info on general home theatre issues is avsforum.com.
As far as actually choosing a receiver and speakers goes, I suggest people make a shortlist of items to check out, then be sure to audition them, ideally at the same store on the same setup! After reading all the reviews and holy wars over which receivers were best, I went and listened to as many reccomended ones as I could. I was shocked at how HORRIBLY BAD some of the popular choices sounded (even in the higher end of the price range)!
In the end, it came down to the Marantz SR7000 and the Denon 3300 for me, with the Marantz winning out primarily because in my area it was significantly cheaper than the Denon, and I had a hard time really properly auditioning the Denon.
The Yamaha line has a lot of punch for home theatre, but to me it sounds harsh compared to the Marantz and the Denon. The Marantz in particular sounds good on music and home theatre, which seems to be a rarity in the receiver market.
As for speakers, I went with PSB's, but here in Canada that was an easy choice because they are made here, and cost far less here than in the US. If I were in the US I would have auditioned more speaker options I suppose.
To reiterate my primary point, be certain to audition as many receivers/speakers on your shortlist as possible! Don't take anyone else's word when it comes to sound quality - you have to hear it for yourself and decide what you like the sound of best.