But I agree, this is most useful for tourists - using your GSM abroad can get pretty expensive pretty quickly. Particularly for other people calling you.
I feel your pain - I'm German, living first in the US, then the UK. When do you think I last heard someone proncounce my name correctly?
At least he has a sense of humour about that:
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#pron ou nce How do you pronounce "Bjarne Stroustrup?"... The best suggestion I have heard yet was "start by saying it a few times in Norwegian, then stuff a potato down your throat and do it again:-)"
Funnily enough, I've met him a few times at accu (http://www.accu.org/) conferences and had really interesting discussions with him.
He's certainly no weirder than most other programmers I know, if you make allowances for him being Danish;) And you have to make some allowances for being annoyed about Java: He developed a systems programming language that allows you to use OO; then everyone jumped onto the bandwagon and wrote crap programs in it (think monkeys with powertools), and then someone comes up with an application level programming language that's much safer for monkeys to handle (i.e. Java), and everyone asks "didn't you really want to design Java?".
Duh. He may be mild mannered, but that must get irritating after a couple of years.
Also, since AFAIK this hasn't gone to court yet, it's not actually been decided whether he's a criminal or not.
Admittedly it looks like he's guilty, but even under Bush you're allegedly innocent until PROVEN guilty! (unless you are a foreigner, or foreign looking,....)
There's a good tutorial for python at python.org, and I think there's some link to others. I've head people recommend Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Python, which is available online as well, but I found the tutorial enough to get going. It is a really easy language to pick up, certainly if you are capable of handling Boost;)
Re Boost.Python - a colleague of mine just picked it up and had his first extension going in half an hour, and most of that was spent on sorting out LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
Actually, if you look at the statistics, you'll find that SUVs aren't really that safe at all. Face it - you are basically driving a druck with four wheel drive, so the center of gravity is high, the traction is good, the handling is shit, and the breaking is shit.
Actually, I've been seriously considering installing two video cameras, one front, one back, in my car. Just so I can send tapes to the police on the odd occasion (just about all the time) when I encounter some serious dangerous driving.
And, of course, a nice LED sign with a bunch of buttons for graded response: "Oi! You're TOO CLOSE" "YOU REALLY ARE TOO CLOSE".... "GET THE FUCK OFF MY BACK!"
Not that I want to particularly defend the MTV "artists", but I don't think you need to a) write your own music or b) play an instrument to be a professional musician.
Isn't Luciano Pavarotti professional enough for you? Placido Domingo? Any other classical singer?
Let's get a couple of things clear here: The EU consumer has a right to know what goes into their food, and I really can't see anyone seriously arguing against labelling.
As for GM foods helping against hunger: Hogwash. Let me clarify that: Complete and utter nonsense. The vast majority of hunger in the world is caused by political instability, internal conflicts, and distributions problems. Nothing to do with the amount of food produced - we already have more than enough food to feed the world.
Now if we could eliminate farm subsidies in all of the developed world (the U.S. is just a guilty here), then we might actually have a chance to help subsistence farmers. Oh, and of course military intervention for humanitarian reasons (Liberia, Congo, Ruanda) instead of geopolitical ones (Iraq, Iran, Syria) might also be helpful.
As opposed to the US's equally ludicrous subsidies? I don't want to defend the CAP, but I can't see how anyone (apart from Monsanto et.al.) would benefit from GM foods in the EU or US.
Higher yields? Err - we have too much of the stuff already, thanks too ludicrous subsidies.
Anything by Jon Courtenay Grimwood - I've loved all his books. They are guilty pleasures - very violent - but serious cyberpunk in the tradition of Gibson et al. Albeit with a different twist. Lots of weird and funky technology, in a weird, but plausible society that's just different enough...
Suffice to say there the only sci-fis where I've not been able to wait for the paperback to come out.
reMix, redRobe, Pashazade:the first arabesk, Effendi:the second arabesk; just pre-ordered felaheen:the third arabesk.
I think all the other authors I'd recommend have already been mentioned....
Well, sort of - I use an Ericsson R380, which is a bit klunky as a phone, but less klunky than carrying a phone and a pda. The convenience of having all my contact numbers & addresses is incredibly useful - no more synchronising. Also use it with outlook for calendaring, but I must confess I miss paper diaries and keep a separate one at work for daily notes & to do lists.
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Yes, but juding from his name and website, I reckon he's based in Italy.
Of course you could buy a triband phone instead.
But I agree, this is most useful for tourists - using your GSM abroad can get pretty expensive pretty quickly. Particularly for other people calling you.
If people were allowed to fly with guns, why would the terrorists have used razors?
They would have had guns onboard as well.
Now, what happens in a gunfight on an airliner? Think pressurised cabins at high altitude....
Let me think. I'm in London. Uh, let's say Brixton, Kings Cross (etc).
Does that mean underground maps are now illegal?
I feel your pain - I'm German, living first in the US, then the UK. When do you think I last heard someone proncounce my name correctly?
n ou nce ... The best suggestion I have heard yet was "start by saying it a few times in Norwegian, then stuff a potato down your throat and do it again :-)"
At least he has a sense of humour about that:
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#pro
How do you pronounce "Bjarne Stroustrup?"
Clearly fake, and nowhere near as funny as his april fools article on the merits of overloading whitespace.
Funnily enough, I've met him a few times at accu (http://www.accu.org/) conferences and had really interesting discussions with him.
;) And you have to make some allowances for being annoyed about Java: He developed a systems programming language that allows you to use OO; then everyone jumped onto the bandwagon and wrote crap programs in it (think monkeys with powertools), and then someone comes up with an application level programming language that's much safer for monkeys to handle (i.e. Java), and everyone asks "didn't you really want to design Java?".
He's certainly no weirder than most other programmers I know, if you make allowances for him being Danish
Duh. He may be mild mannered, but that must get irritating after a couple of years.
For a real understanding of C++, read Bjarne's "Design and Evolution of C++". It is truly enlightening.
Also, since AFAIK this hasn't gone to court yet, it's not actually been decided whether he's a criminal or not.
....)
Admittedly it looks like he's guilty, but even under Bush you're allegedly innocent until PROVEN guilty! (unless you are a foreigner, or foreign looking,
There's a good tutorial for python at python.org, and I think there's some link to others. I've head people recommend Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Python, which is available online as well, but I found the tutorial enough to get going. It is a really easy language to pick up, certainly if you are capable of handling Boost ;)
Re Boost.Python - a colleague of mine just picked it up and had his first extension going in half an hour, and most of that was spent on sorting out LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
GreenCrackBaby does sound like a fairly unusual name ;)
Actually, if you look at the statistics, you'll find that SUVs aren't really that safe at all. Face it - you are basically driving a druck with four wheel drive, so the center of gravity is high, the traction is good, the handling is shit, and the breaking is shit.
If you want a safe car, get a Volvo.
Actually, I've been seriously considering installing two video cameras, one front, one back, in my car. Just so I can send tapes to the police on the odd occasion (just about all the time) when I encounter some serious dangerous driving.
....
And, of course, a nice LED sign with a bunch of buttons for graded response:
"Oi! You're TOO CLOSE"
"YOU REALLY ARE TOO CLOSE"
"GET THE FUCK OFF MY BACK!"
Not that I want to particularly defend the MTV "artists", but I don't think you need to a) write your own music or b) play an instrument to be a professional musician.
Isn't Luciano Pavarotti professional enough for you? Placido Domingo? Any other classical singer?
Where did they all go?
Janis Joplin - drug overdose
B.B. King - I think he died recently at a ripe old age - was he ever young?
You forgot Jimi Hendrix - alcohol
Bob Dylan died - to me - when he played at westpoint. Sell out, or what?
So does sugar.
Or protein.
Or vitamins.
Or water.
Does that make them all drugs?
Agree with the last line tough.
And this is presumably a civil litigation, not a criminal trial, so the whole issue of guilt or innocence doesn't even come into this.
BTW, IANAL, but for civil lawsuits, you only have to prove the balance of probabilities, not beyond a reasonable doubt.
Let's get a couple of things clear here: The EU consumer has a right to know what goes into their food, and I really can't see anyone seriously arguing against labelling.
As for GM foods helping against hunger: Hogwash. Let me clarify that: Complete and utter nonsense. The vast majority of hunger in the world is caused by political instability, internal conflicts, and distributions problems. Nothing to do with the amount of food produced - we already have more than enough food to feed the world.
Now if we could eliminate farm subsidies in all of the developed world (the U.S. is just a guilty here), then we might actually have a chance to help subsistence farmers. Oh, and of course military intervention for humanitarian reasons (Liberia, Congo, Ruanda) instead of geopolitical ones (Iraq, Iran, Syria) might also be helpful.
As opposed to the US's equally ludicrous subsidies? I don't want to defend the CAP, but I can't see how anyone (apart from Monsanto et.al.) would benefit from GM foods in the EU or US.
Higher yields? Err - we have too much of the stuff already, thanks too ludicrous subsidies.
What app is that? I'd like to get that on to my P800 as well ;)
You're being sarcastic, right?
Anything by Jon Courtenay Grimwood - I've loved all his books. They are guilty pleasures - very violent - but serious cyberpunk in the tradition of Gibson et al. Albeit with a different twist. Lots of weird and funky technology, in a weird, but plausible society that's just different enough...
Suffice to say there the only sci-fis where I've not been able to wait for the paperback to come out.
reMix, redRobe, Pashazade:the first arabesk, Effendi:the second arabesk; just pre-ordered felaheen:the third arabesk.
I think all the other authors I'd recommend have already been mentioned....
Now that _is_ a nice case - I like it. A bit tricky for upgrades, but hey .. ;)
Well, sort of - I use an Ericsson R380, which is a bit klunky as a phone, but less klunky than carrying a phone and a pda. The convenience of having all my contact numbers & addresses is incredibly useful - no more synchronising. Also use it with outlook for calendaring, but I must confess I miss paper diaries and keep a separate one at work for daily notes & to do lists.
Hava a look at http://www.hd.org/Damon/photos/index.html
a great, diverse selection (yes, I did contribute a few) and explicitly free.