What an absurd statement.
You only need to understand the implementation details if you have the responsibility of changing or fixing something - the whole basis of high(er) level languages is that you don't need to understand how absolutely everything works in order to use it; and the same applies to third party libraries.
Is this actually a problem? What if you actually won the lottery legitimately and decided to give away half to family members because you can?
Over here in the UK, as long as the person who gave you the money doesn't die suddenly I don't think you pay tax on it as it's a gift, although if they do you need to pay inheritance tax, which is a whole new kettle of fish. .
Then run it in AWS or another cloud if you want the cheap option.If you're crunching data 24/7 and still can't afford that licensing structure, you really are doing something wrong.
(My personal foible: I stop and start videos a lot, and hunting with the slider to find out where I left off is a royal pain, so I googled "how to make VLC remember position". Big mistake. VLC doesn't implement this simple feature, but you can get a plugin that does.
I encountered the same problem and VLC does seem to have some kind of built-in bookmark feature, but in my case the "go to bookmark" hotkeys did not work.
Woe is me! This FREE software that I don't pay anything for doesn't fulfill every niche requirement I want!
Have you even submitted a bug report for this? Perhaps you could even contribute a fix if said issue irks you so?
I don't really think trolls and the KKK are quite in the same bracket for general hate crimes.
The prevailing argument seems to be if you can be offended by people who you don't know, in another part of the world, by them saying nasty things, then you probably aren't that well equipped to deal with normal life.
Assholes exist, learning to deal with them in a positive way instead of getting butthurt all the time is a valuable skill, regardless of gender.
Oh woe is me, someone online swore at me and now I feel sad because the validation of my existence must come from other people!
Grow the fuck up, and stop being so sensitive.
I work in the power industry. We are upgrading to the very latest version of the application we need to operate our power plants.
It is COBOL throughout.
The vendor is taking away access to the source code soon, as the version that replaces this one will be Java. By Java, they mean all the COBOL code wrapped in Java.
So, a major application for use in the power industry will be COBOL until at least 2030.
Our COBOL devs make nearly six figures. And after our salary review is done, will get some serious raises.
They're all in their late 40s-50s. We have no COBOL people in the pipeline.
Nearly six figures, or nearly seven? I know a place in my current locale that pays about $300,000 to experienced COBOL guys, with a history in the financial market. And let me tell you, you can live like a king around here for even $100,000.
You're assuming he's talking in dollars, whereas in GBP or EUR that's a very decent salary.
Coming from someone who learnt Java primarily and then moved to C and C++, I completely agree. Not having to try and comprehend programming fundamentals made it significantly easier to get my head around the complexities of memory management...
Why the fuck does everything have to be equal? Not everyone deserves to be equal. A lot of people are better at their job than me, including some women, and they are rewarded appropriately for it. I do not have a tantrum because of this, and I do not feel that google should give me a billion pounds to fix this apparent crime.
Why do you think making something attractive for "average people" is a good idea? Look what happened with Windows 8 and Microsoft's take on the fact that everyone has the opinion of "OMG TOUCHSCREEN STUFF IS SO COOL LOL".
Your "average people" don't know what they want, and only complain that their touchscreen device isn't touchy enough. Keep Linux what Linux meant to be: inaccessible to the masses, and it will keep being great.
There is more to support than being stable. With SLES/SLED and RHES there is a level of engineering support you just can't get with the others. They actually pay people to help you get your app running right and they answer the phone when something breaks.
True, but you can now get "vendor" support on other distros as well. One that springs to mind is Ubuntu server edition (although as I say that I have no idea why anyone in their right mind would choose that over RHEL/SLES)
In all of your posts you haven't actually *said* what these evils that Sony have committed are. We all know what Microsoft did and what they have done in the past, but as the other poster rightly adds, a few hacks and the whole Linux on PS3 thing are the only major gaffes; unless you are privy to some information us mere mortals aren't?
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Water is wet.
What an absurd statement. You only need to understand the implementation details if you have the responsibility of changing or fixing something - the whole basis of high(er) level languages is that you don't need to understand how absolutely everything works in order to use it; and the same applies to third party libraries.
Let's not even include a link to it!
The link is right next to the title.
Is this actually a problem? What if you actually won the lottery legitimately and decided to give away half to family members because you can? Over here in the UK, as long as the person who gave you the money doesn't die suddenly I don't think you pay tax on it as it's a gift, although if they do you need to pay inheritance tax, which is a whole new kettle of fish. .
Then run it in AWS or another cloud if you want the cheap option.If you're crunching data 24/7 and still can't afford that licensing structure, you really are doing something wrong.
(My personal foible: I stop and start videos a lot, and hunting with the slider to find out where I left off is a royal pain, so I googled "how to make VLC remember position". Big mistake. VLC doesn't implement this simple feature, but you can get a plugin that does.
I encountered the same problem and VLC does seem to have some kind of built-in bookmark feature, but in my case the "go to bookmark" hotkeys did not work.
Woe is me! This FREE software that I don't pay anything for doesn't fulfill every niche requirement I want! Have you even submitted a bug report for this? Perhaps you could even contribute a fix if said issue irks you so?
You can buy it in the UK too. Or rather, could.
1997 called - they want their insults back!
I don't really think trolls and the KKK are quite in the same bracket for general hate crimes. The prevailing argument seems to be if you can be offended by people who you don't know, in another part of the world, by them saying nasty things, then you probably aren't that well equipped to deal with normal life. Assholes exist, learning to deal with them in a positive way instead of getting butthurt all the time is a valuable skill, regardless of gender.
Oh woe is me, someone online swore at me and now I feel sad because the validation of my existence must come from other people! Grow the fuck up, and stop being so sensitive.
You assume that wearing a suit is a prerequisite to holding down a well paid job, how naive.
What if you don't like wearing suits?
For what it's worth:
I work in the power industry. We are upgrading to the very latest version of the application we need to operate our power plants.
It is COBOL throughout.
The vendor is taking away access to the source code soon, as the version that replaces this one will be Java. By Java, they mean all the COBOL code wrapped in Java.
So, a major application for use in the power industry will be COBOL until at least 2030.
Our COBOL devs make nearly six figures. And after our salary review is done, will get some serious raises.
They're all in their late 40s-50s. We have no COBOL people in the pipeline.
Nearly six figures, or nearly seven? I know a place in my current locale that pays about $300,000 to experienced COBOL guys, with a history in the financial market. And let me tell you, you can live like a king around here for even $100,000.
You're assuming he's talking in dollars, whereas in GBP or EUR that's a very decent salary.
Coming from someone who learnt Java primarily and then moved to C and C++, I completely agree. Not having to try and comprehend programming fundamentals made it significantly easier to get my head around the complexities of memory management...
I'd gladly pay the extra on top to my ISP if it meant no ads ever again.
Why the fuck does everything have to be equal? Not everyone deserves to be equal. A lot of people are better at their job than me, including some women, and they are rewarded appropriately for it. I do not have a tantrum because of this, and I do not feel that google should give me a billion pounds to fix this apparent crime.
In the name of the father, the son, and the holy segfault...
No.
Why do you think making something attractive for "average people" is a good idea? Look what happened with Windows 8 and Microsoft's take on the fact that everyone has the opinion of "OMG TOUCHSCREEN STUFF IS SO COOL LOL". Your "average people" don't know what they want, and only complain that their touchscreen device isn't touchy enough. Keep Linux what Linux meant to be: inaccessible to the masses, and it will keep being great.
I'm sure the NodeJs hipsters running the latest flavor of Linux with custom desktops will close out their sublime text and immediately wget that.
Linux? Too mainstream, man.
There is more to support than being stable. With SLES/SLED and RHES there is a level of engineering support you just can't get with the others. They actually pay people to help you get your app running right and they answer the phone when something breaks.
True, but you can now get "vendor" support on other distros as well. One that springs to mind is Ubuntu server edition (although as I say that I have no idea why anyone in their right mind would choose that over RHEL/SLES)
Why were those vegetables chosen instead of others? Why not radishes, etc?
Are you mad? Radishes? You need a good frost to grow radishes!
In all of your posts you haven't actually *said* what these evils that Sony have committed are. We all know what Microsoft did and what they have done in the past, but as the other poster rightly adds, a few hacks and the whole Linux on PS3 thing are the only major gaffes; unless you are privy to some information us mere mortals aren't?
i only ask because homes in the USA have them
Yeah unlike those dumb Chinese huh? You're racist
The word you're looking for is bigoted. The Chinese are not a race.
Instead of fixing a bunch of hopeless code, why can't they start over the damn thing - with a properly designed paradigm ?
Paradigm is not the word you're looking for.