The simulation is about as closer to reality as the economist assumptions of the rational consumers.
In other words, good enough for a Nobel Prize.
Oh wait, that's why nobody takes the Nobel Prizes seriously -- because they give them to economists as well.:)
But seriously folks... read Greg Egan's 'Permutation City' if you want to explore these sorts of ideas. I don't think this story is particularly groundbreaking news.
If I have to put up with that, I may as well go whole hog, and go to Ruby.
Sure, and you have the advantage that Ruby works now, while Perl 6 will take years. However, I imagine Ruby will make some changes as it matures, which may lead you to think "Hmmm, I can't be bothered putting up with this, but Perl 6 has just been released. Maybe I'll play around with that for a while...":)
CPAN is one of the best things Perl has going for it, and that's not (only) because of the langauge, that's because of the community. I don't necessarily know that all of the community will ever move to Perl 6 (maybe less would if it were called something else), but if they do, it may make learning Perl 6 worthwhile, just to continue to access large amounts of useful, Free code.
Keep a/usr/bin/perl5 around. Or run it in Perl 6's compatability mode.
If I'm going to have to touch every file
But you're not, are you? You can keep writing in Perl 5 for as long as you feel happy, even to the point of porting separate subroutines to Perl 6 as you feel the need.
the castle built by the king in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, that fell over and sank into the swamp. So he built another one. And that fell over and sank into the swamp too. And then he built another and another, and they all fell over and sank into the swamp. Then finally, he built a really big one, and that burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp.
I always read that as a metaphor for civilisation, myself...
See, the problem is what happens when the day arrives that the only format available in drives and media is SACD? Can't make archival exact copies of your own media. Can't get a replacement for the disc if gets scratched. So much for Fair Use.
Maybe people will stop buying drives and discs in this format? Market demand will inspire people previously unconnected with the music industry to produce and sell a new audio format, maybe not quite as good technically as SACD, but at least it will be open, and new bands and artists unconnected to companies like Sony will become popular as their work is more easily available.
An optimistic view, I know, but it could be possible. Sure, after 20 or 30 years something similar will happen with the new companies... anyway it would be worth it to see Britney et. al. wither on the vine.
Wasn't Moon just a riff on the American Revolution, updated for the space age? Admittedly, the Founding Fathers didn't attack Britain directly, but that was probably due to lack of opportunity given the technology of the time.
I read it in that sense because it seemed to fit with Heinlein's weird libertarian-fascist love of pioneers, and it seemed to be pretty thickly laid on, even down to using the Fourth of July etc.
The only problem with that attitude is that, taken to its logical extreme, web discussion boards would cease to exist:) They're *full* of people talking about matters of which they know not much, and I include myself very much among that number:)
If it requires that little effort (and I'm sure similar work has been done before) then why do people need to keep ponying up cash for his family to eat?
http://lilo.sargasso.net/
Since I last made an entry about it here, you helped us pay two months rent, catch up on our car loan and insurance and the phone bills, pay grocery bills and gasoline and so on. Really appreciated.
All that for... ummm... making sure an ircd doesn't crash and kicking users who object to his spamming of the channels.
Besides, if the bot itself could be banned for the actions of any one person using OPN, thus cutting off the connectivity to the other networks for anyone using OPN at the time, isn't that a bit pointless? (Ignore this point if the question's moot, I probably need to do some more research:)
OPN/PDPC/Freenode is looking to become, as the name applies, sort of a hub that would encompass all other IRC networks that serve opensource projects.
So rather than lilo wanting the community to pay him to sit around on IRC all day, he wants to be paid to conduct a power grab. Then he could spam his 'donation requests' to all of these networks and make a mint?:/
"First up against the wall when the revolution comes" sounds so much more important than "Oh well, we'll get to you once we've dealt with the dangerous people.":)
I don't get paid on time - I don't get complete requirements, I get told I have the job and then the work it pulled.
Welcome to the world of business. I'm part of a small company and at least 80% of our clients behave like this, not only to us but to companies much larger than us.
Hey, I'm sure VA Software is looking to make a quick buck -- maybe they could sell Slasdot to the Reg.:) My karma-whoring* would be so much more fun with a vulture lording it over every comment...
I think I'd go with the O'Reilly title here if I was a novice, I mean, doesn't "building Web and Enterprise Applications" sound a little ambitious? Would a new programmer even understand the sub-title? (I've been working for over four years and I'm still not sure what exactly Enterprise is supposed to mean!)
It means, of course, that you are developing software to power the computers on the Starship Enterprise. This is a very large programming task, which is why we are giving ourselves hundreds of years lead time.
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The simulation is about as closer to reality as the economist assumptions of the rational consumers.
:)
In other words, good enough for a Nobel Prize.
Oh wait, that's why nobody takes the Nobel Prizes seriously -- because they give them to economists as well.
But seriously folks... read Greg Egan's 'Permutation City' if you want to explore these sorts of ideas. I don't think this story is particularly groundbreaking news.
If I have to put up with that, I may as well go whole hog, and go to Ruby.
:)
Sure, and you have the advantage that Ruby works now, while Perl 6 will take years. However, I imagine Ruby will make some changes as it matures, which may lead you to think "Hmmm, I can't be bothered putting up with this, but Perl 6 has just been released. Maybe I'll play around with that for a while..."
CPAN is one of the best things Perl has going for it, and that's not (only) because of the langauge, that's because of the community. I don't necessarily know that all of the community will ever move to Perl 6 (maybe less would if it were called something else), but if they do, it may make learning Perl 6 worthwhile, just to continue to access large amounts of useful, Free code.
just to force old programs to be rewritten.
/usr/bin/perl5 around. Or run it in Perl 6's compatability mode.
Keep a
If I'm going to have to touch every file
But you're not, are you? You can keep writing in Perl 5 for as long as you feel happy, even to the point of porting separate subroutines to Perl 6 as you feel the need.
the castle built by the king in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, that fell over and sank into the swamp. So he built another one. And that fell over and sank into the swamp too. And then he built another and another, and they all fell over and sank into the swamp. Then finally, he built a really big one, and that burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp.
I always read that as a metaphor for civilisation, myself...
ZeroConf is a standard for automatic discovery of hosts and services on a TCP/IP network.
Hardly sounds 'revolutionary', more a matter of politics and getting everyone to agree.
Rendezvous (ZeroConf) alone is ... the perfect example of why Apple has been and will continue to be an innovator.
AutoConfig, Amiga, mid-1980s.
Next?
roughly comparable to upgrading Windows 95 to 98
What did that mainly involve? Integrating the browser, which had already been done in a Service Pack, as had the USB code. Any other major changes?
If they answer "23", invite them into your secret conspiracy.
See, the problem is what happens when the day arrives that the only format available in drives and media is SACD? Can't make archival exact copies of your own media. Can't get a replacement for the disc if gets scratched. So much for Fair Use.
Maybe people will stop buying drives and discs in this format? Market demand will inspire people previously unconnected with the music industry to produce and sell a new audio format, maybe not quite as good technically as SACD, but at least it will be open, and new bands and artists unconnected to companies like Sony will become popular as their work is more easily available.
An optimistic view, I know, but it could be possible. Sure, after 20 or 30 years something similar will happen with the new companies... anyway it would be worth it to see Britney et. al. wither on the vine.
IE... more forgiving of browser errors
MS are always quick to excuse themselves whenever they fuck up, but that doesn't make their products any better.
with that push went the Govt owned corporates, of which Telstra is one.
Half one -- although at that time they were just preparing the sale of the first third of the company.
provided your school has subscribed
So you don't get a choice, and get to pay for it out of your yearly fees instead. Lucky you!
(few ppl are picky about chocolate)
They should be, though -- the difference between good and bad chocolate is about as big as, say, the gap between Bach and Eminem.
(Many thanks to Dubious-Analogies-R-Us for that one.)
Wasn't Moon just a riff on the American Revolution, updated for the space age? Admittedly, the Founding Fathers didn't attack Britain directly, but that was probably due to lack of opportunity given the technology of the time.
I read it in that sense because it seemed to fit with Heinlein's weird libertarian-fascist love of pioneers, and it seemed to be pretty thickly laid on, even down to using the Fourth of July etc.
So, how about a good old fashioned "fuck it"? :)
:) They're *full* of people talking about matters of which they know not much, and I include myself very much among that number :)
The only problem with that attitude is that, taken to its logical extreme, web discussion boards would cease to exist
However, you're right!
If it requires that little effort (and I'm sure similar work has been done before) then why do people need to keep ponying up cash for his family to eat?
:)
http://lilo.sargasso.net/
Since I last made an entry about it here, you helped us pay two months rent, catch up on our car loan and insurance and the phone bills, pay grocery bills and gasoline and so on. Really appreciated.
All that for... ummm... making sure an ircd doesn't crash and kicking users who object to his spamming of the channels.
Besides, if the bot itself could be banned for the actions of any one person using OPN, thus cutting off the connectivity to the other networks for anyone using OPN at the time, isn't that a bit pointless? (Ignore this point if the question's moot, I probably need to do some more research
OPN/PDPC/Freenode is looking to become, as the name applies, sort of a hub that would encompass all other IRC networks that serve opensource projects.
:/
So rather than lilo wanting the community to pay him to sit around on IRC all day, he wants to be paid to conduct a power grab. Then he could spam his 'donation requests' to all of these networks and make a mint?
"First up against the wall when the revolution comes" sounds so much more important than "Oh well, we'll get to you once we've dealt with the dangerous people." :)
I'd like to claim prior art on this one... of course, someone will probably have done this earlier. :)
I don't get paid on time - I don't get complete requirements, I get told I have the job and then the work it pulled.
Welcome to the world of business. I'm part of a small company and at least 80% of our clients behave like this, not only to us but to companies much larger than us.
All Your Underwear Gnome Are Belong To Us.
Hey, I'm sure VA Software is looking to make a quick buck -- maybe they could sell Slasdot to the Reg. :) My karma-whoring* would be so much more fun with a vulture lording it over every comment...
* Just kidding.
Subjective or objective time? :)
(My watch wasn't built to handle the conditions, anyway.)
And we had to walk seven parsecs to school and back! In the freezing vacuum of space! Uphill BOTH ways!
I think I'd go with the O'Reilly title here if I was a novice, I mean, doesn't "building Web and Enterprise Applications" sound a little ambitious? Would a new programmer even understand the sub-title? (I've been working for over four years and I'm still not sure what exactly Enterprise is supposed to mean!)
It means, of course, that you are developing software to power the computers on the Starship Enterprise. This is a very large programming task, which is why we are giving ourselves hundreds of years lead time.