You don't have to declare variables and their type before use.
Ahhh something I hate about both python and perl. Not declaring a variable before use. I am surprised python allows this. They tout themselves as an easy to understand language (whitespace has scope signifigance etc),but they allow the coder to be sloppy. The misspelled variable then becomes valid and a difficult bug to find! Also the declaration of the variable serves as a good place to comment its use. In my opinion the strict pragma (or whatever it is in perl) should be mandatory. But everyone has their own preferences:)
This seems to be the trend these days. Netscape is abandoning its browser, which is about the only thing it is known for, in favor of becoming a portal. They failed to realize that the only reason people used their portal is because they didn't know how to reconfigure their default home page.
Do you really think that they fail to realize they are fighting a losing battle? You aren't giving them enough credit. They are being forced into these business plans because their original one's failed. It doesn't take a rocket scientist (or an MBA) to realize they probably aren't going to make it, but you have to try to do the best with what you got. You can't just give up and liquidate.
Because the availability of the data in the Linux cache may affect the time measured for cp -a, I repeated the command a couple of times before doing the real measurements (there was a huge variance with the first time).
I don't know that much about benchmarking. But this statement seems a little off. If there is data in the cache then the disk is not being tested on the reads. Its seems like the first time running is by far the most accurate because no data is in memory. However you have to ensure that the no data is in memory for all tests. This seems fairly easy to reproduce by rebooting and performing the same set of commands at startup to run the tests.
I especially enjoyed using this site to make very humourous new mail alerts. My personal favorote was to use the german one to say thing in english with a german accent. Hours of fun!
I graduated from Rice in last year and I have had an alumni address since then. I was wary that they would use ths address for spam, but I have not received one unsolicited email from Rice on this account. Perhaps in the future they will exploit this service for the good of the university. But until then I will enjoy the obvious benefits of the service.
I would be interested in hearing if anybody has had spam problems from their former Universities and if so what schools are they?
Generating opponents' moves has nothing to do with real AI.
Yeah! You tell 'em!
Hmmm... Generating opponent's moves is all that AI chess programs do. Is that real AI? It's got decision trees and minimax, pruning etc. Sounds like AI to me.
Yes like most things in life people feel strongly about an issue (because it benefits them) until there is a situation in which it does not. Then they oppose it strongly. hmmmf. humans....
Here is what you are looking for I believe. It takes a little hacking to do it but you can make Tivo get it's internet connection from dsl or cable without dialing up to their network. You are still using and paying for the Tivo service, but you are using your own internet connection not theirs.
I have no problem with placing ads if I see benefit. If the price of the game goes down 90% I'm all for it. But guess where that 90% is going to go? The consumers aren't going to see any of it.
The school he goes to (Paideia) is actually quite cool. It is kinda a free form private school. From what I remember they really don't have many grades or announced tests. Kids are encouraged to learn at their own rate, and many gifted kids go their when they out pace their regular classes. It is kind of a neat place. They actually encourage creative thinking instead of kicking you out or arresting you!
Actually... Private companies asking for a SSN is not illegal and it seems generaly unregurated. Here is an excerpt from the cpsr ssn faq (enough accroynms for ya?:)
Is it illegal for someone to ask for my SSN?
The short answer is that there are many restrictions on government agencies asking for your number, but few on individuals or companies. When someone from a government agency asks for your number, they are required to provide a Privacy Act Disclosure Notice, which is required to tell you what law allows them to ask, whether you have to provide your number, and what will happen if you don't provide the number.
Private companies aren't required to follow this law, and in general your recourse is to find another company to do business with if you don't like their policies.
At Rice we used Nachos as well. The last year they offered the class in both C/C++ and Java. One of the labbies had port the OS over to Java. Not a simple project but doable. Just letting you know there is another option out for Nachos.....
Well all of their Inkjets use VxWorks as the operating system of choice, and I don't see any VxWorks drivers:) Just cause they like an operating system and it is the right application doesn't mean it is a financially feasible idea to provide drivers for that OS.
spoons
This may be off topic, but is there a lack of moderator points floating around? 700 posts in this topic and the max score is 3? What's going on? Could I possibly ask another question? Who knows?
They really aren't the benchmark for va and other linux based systems. The common ground is linux that is true, but a RHAT has a much more "off the wall" business model, one that is untested and risky from the point of view of fund managers, and brokers (the main people who buys stocks). While it is much easier for a person with traditional business background to see how va makes their money, it is much harder to see in the case of RHAT. That is what separates the two IPOs and why you can't say they will be the benchmark for the rest of the Linux IPOs. I hope they do well (and I think they will). I didn't get the letter, but I'm gonna try to get in just after the bell:)
That's fine and dandy in an ideal world, however other operating systems cannot compete with microsoft on a large scale currently. This isn't because Microsoft has such a large hold over the market, but because of the way they weild that power. If you read the Halloween documents you find not only a company that controls the majority of the market share but a company that uses this to kill off competition. Case and point Internet Explorer. One of my friends who used to work for Microsoft was at the the annual company meeting, and Bill was giving the keynote. I don't have an exact quote but here is the jist of it
We will win the browser war. Even if we have to give away Internet Explorer we will crush Netscape.
If you look back into American history you will find the same monopolistic tactics used by the monopolies of yesteryear. They consist of undercutting the competition in a certain area (usually a region, but now in this case a product) because they can afford to. When they have killed of the other company in that area (who had no income from anywhere else other than that area), they raised the rates, and continued to exploit their monopoly. There is NO question in my mind that Microsoft is a monopoly, and while I would love to see Linux rise to the challenge, they have little chance in the current state. If Microsoft truly sees Linux as a threat they could open up their source code (under a more restrictive MPL perhaps that allows them to retract it at any time), and beat Linux at its own game. Maybe Linux would win this challenge, however most companies would probably go with the "reliable" Microsoft. These are indeed very interesting times, and it will be interesting to see how history tells it's tale.
That would be great, but how do you pay for it? As much as it sucks, bandwidth costs money. And with no ads on a news server, that bandwidth is out of pocket. From what I understand, slashdot can't afford it. Atleast they couldn't before Andover, maybe they can now.
Slashdot Mirror
I tought I taw a putty tat.
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You don't have to declare variables and their type before use.
:)
Ahhh something I hate about both python and perl. Not declaring a variable before use. I am surprised python allows this. They tout themselves as an easy to understand language (whitespace has scope signifigance etc),but they allow the coder to be sloppy. The misspelled variable then becomes valid and a difficult bug to find! Also the declaration of the variable serves as a good place to comment its use. In my opinion the strict pragma (or whatever it is in perl) should be mandatory. But everyone has their own preferences
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This seems to be the trend these days. Netscape is abandoning its browser, which is about the only thing it is known for, in favor of becoming a portal. They failed to realize that the only reason people used their portal is because they didn't know how to reconfigure their default home page.
Do you really think that they fail to realize they are fighting a losing battle? You aren't giving them enough credit. They are being forced into these business plans because their original one's failed. It doesn't take a rocket scientist (or an MBA) to realize they probably aren't going to make it, but you have to try to do the best with what you got. You can't just give up and liquidate.
Spoonz
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Because the availability of the data in the Linux cache may affect the time measured for cp -a, I repeated the command a couple of times before doing the real measurements (there was a huge variance with the first time).
I don't know that much about benchmarking. But this statement seems a little off. If there is data in the cache then the disk is not being tested on the reads. Its seems like the first time running is by far the most accurate because no data is in memory. However you have to ensure that the no data is in memory for all tests. This seems fairly easy to reproduce by rebooting and performing the same set of commands at startup to run the tests.
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I especially enjoyed using this site to make very humourous new mail alerts. My personal favorote was to use the german one to say thing in english with a german accent. Hours of fun!
spoonz
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I graduated from Rice in last year and I have had an alumni address since then. I was wary that they would use ths address for spam, but I have not received one unsolicited email from Rice on this account. Perhaps in the future they will exploit this service for the good of the university. But until then I will enjoy the obvious benefits of the service.
I would be interested in hearing if anybody has had spam problems from their former Universities and if so what schools are they?
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Generating opponents' moves has nothing to do with real AI. Yeah! You tell 'em!
Hmmm... Generating opponent's moves is all that AI chess programs do. Is that real AI? It's got decision trees and minimax, pruning etc. Sounds like AI to me.
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Yes like most things in life people feel strongly about an issue (because it benefits them) until there is a situation in which it does not. Then they oppose it strongly. hmmmf. humans....
spoonz
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Here is what you are looking for I believe. It takes a little hacking to do it but you can make Tivo get it's internet connection from dsl or cable without dialing up to their network. You are still using and paying for the Tivo service, but you are using your own internet connection not theirs.
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I have no problem with placing ads if I see benefit. If the price of the game goes down 90% I'm all for it. But guess where that 90% is going to go? The consumers aren't going to see any of it.
spoons
The school he goes to (Paideia) is actually quite cool. It is kinda a free form private school. From what I remember they really don't have many grades or announced tests. Kids are encouraged to learn at their own rate, and many gifted kids go their when they out pace their regular classes. It is kind of a neat place. They actually encourage creative thinking instead of kicking you out or arresting you!
Is it illegal for someone to ask for my SSN?
The short answer is that there are many restrictions on government agencies asking for your number, but few on individuals or companies. When someone from a government agency asks for your number, they are required to provide a Privacy Act Disclosure Notice, which is required to tell you what law allows them to ask, whether you have to provide your number, and what will happen if you don't provide the number.
Private companies aren't required to follow this law, and in general your recourse is to find another company to do business with if you don't like their policies.
At Rice we used Nachos as well. The last year they offered the class in both C/C++ and Java. One of the labbies had port the OS over to Java. Not a simple project but doable. Just letting you know there is another option out for Nachos.....
Spoonz
Well all of their Inkjets use VxWorks as the operating system of choice, and I don't see any VxWorks drivers :) Just cause they like an operating system and it is the right application doesn't mean it is a financially feasible idea to provide drivers for that OS.
spoons
Instead of letting them burn up, they should sell them on Ebay! Maybe that could erase their 4.4 billion dollar debt.
Okay, so who do you give the box to?
If I could only be like you, I too would be cool. Seriously, don't be lame. What is you're reasoning behind continuing to crack into the box?
This may be off topic, but is there a lack of moderator points floating around? 700 posts in this topic and the max score is 3? What's going on? Could I possibly ask another question? Who knows?
spoons
Was that too silly?
You should have wired money in as soon as there was a price change.
Opened at 47, but dropping. Wish I had 'the letter'.
It hasn't started trading yet..... That's why there is no info.
Anybody know when trading is suppose to begin?
They really aren't the benchmark for va and other linux based systems. The common ground is linux that is true, but a RHAT has a much more "off the wall" business model, one that is untested and risky from the point of view of fund managers, and brokers (the main people who buys stocks). While it is much easier for a person with traditional business background to see how va makes their money, it is much harder to see in the case of RHAT. That is what separates the two IPOs and why you can't say they will be the benchmark for the rest of the Linux IPOs. I hope they do well (and I think they will). I didn't get the letter, but I'm gonna try to get in just after the bell :)
These are indeed very interesting times, and it will be interesting to see how history tells it's tale.
That would be great, but how do you pay for it? As much as it sucks, bandwidth costs money. And with no ads on a news server, that bandwidth is out of pocket. From what I understand, slashdot can't afford it. Atleast they couldn't before Andover, maybe they can now.