I run a local surfing website and I've used Gallery 1.x and 2.0beta neither of which I've been very happy with.
Most of my complaints though were because it didn't really fit into my JSP framework properly. it was always just a really ugly hack. In the end I got rid of both of them and rolled my own which, while it isn't perfect, is doing the job well.
I want something more like Flickr, browse by tags, sets etc.
I've always downloaded South Park episodes because they're so topical, they can do an episode in a week, that by the time it arrives over here (Ireland) it's just not that funny anymore. You're left thinking "Oh they must have done this one around the time of the election, hehe, I guess it was funny then"
I'll be more likely to watch it on TV then when it does come on.
You know something, in the olden days(tm) before TV or Radio or even Gramophones people used to buy sheet music so they could play it at home on their pianos. Obviously it wasn't a huge market or anything but it did exist. Also you could probably find guitar tabs on any of the P2P networks, so in a way that network does exist:p Time to start eating your tinfoil hat:)
Java is well suited for middle-ware too. You don't have to install a big heavy duty J2EE server and enterprise level DB server. Tomcat & MySQL does the job just fine for smaller operations. Take a look at O'Reillys "Better, Faster, Lighter Java" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bfljava/
IMHO Java scales very well, from small prototype projects right up to enterprise level apps. PHP is fine for the smaller stuff but I'd rather poke my eyes out with a white hot needle than develop and enterprise app with it.
Re:How does it compare to OReillys book?
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I've deployed a few sites on Tomcat for my current employer. We have two setups, a Windows 2000 server and a Suse 8 server both shared. The Linux server seems to be able to stand up to the pressure of the busier sites a bit better but that's probably because our admin guy as it set up better.
Some of the sites on the windows box go down once a day or more, but again that's probably a configuration thing. I've never had any problems developing on either.
IMHO Tomcat has come a long way in the last few years. Version 5 is a huge improvement over version 3.2 (I never got around to deploying a live site on 4.x, those apache guys are way too fast for me!)
From the point of view of someone who's been developing with Tomcat over that last few years the book sounds fairly interesting but not meaty enough. It sounds like a great starting point for someone interested in understanding Tomcat but not much more. I'd like to see a follow up book that goes into more detail then I'd probably buy the two, as it is it would probably whet my appetite and leave me unsatisfied.
Ya but she only set up her hotmail account about three weeks ago (she's kinda new to this) and she's getting 30-40 a day!
Maybe she ticked or ignored a few important checkboxes but she's bombarded with crap every day. She doesn't leave her mail address on message boards and only emails about 3 people.
...checking the surf. I've set up a WAP site that reads info from a data buoy offshore every hour and translates it into a reading of wave heights, frequency, wind speed and direction.
And since I got a phone that's capable of displaying images I've also got the WAM charts and Wind charts for the next five days.
You can check it out on http://www.corksurf.com/wap/
It's actually quite useful for checking the current conditions and has saved me countless hours of driving to and from the beach only to find it flat.
I had also set up a Phonecam for checking the surf. Basically when I arrived at whereever I was going to surf I took a pic with the phone and uploaded it to my site. It didn't really happen because the pictures were of really poor quality and I never felt like taking the pic when I arrived (why draw the crowds on you?)
Still though, it's a fairly cool implementation of mobile web technologies I think.
"But I don't think anyone has ever dominated a sport as much as Schumacher has in the past few years"
The only other I can think of is Kelly Slater, the surfer that used to be on Baywatch. He's actually an insane surfer and has won the World Championship 6 times. He came out of retirement at 30 to come back as a main contender for the title for the past two years.
The only difference is he doesn't have the ego that Schuey has!
There was a Techno Games held in England last year. It was really cool cause it wasn't just bots kicking the crap out of each other. They had events such as high-jump, long jump, rope climbing, two-wheeled races, soccer, swimming, rocket-powered races, relay and more.
Some of the bots where truly amazing, especially the rope-climbing ones. I'm not sure if it'll be on this year though, hopefully some of the bots will enter in the ROBOlympics.
The highest karma level is not, as is commonly thougt, 50. Some users have acheived karma scores upwards of 15,000. Once this level is acheived users are so well attuned to slashdot that they can predict the stories that will appear on the frontpage and begin slashdotting.
If you're a surfer you'll be happy to know that there are some great spots around Doolin and the surfs on the way so bring your stick too (waters about 15 degrees so you'll need a wettie). You should be able to rent gear if you're stuck though. Try Lahinch.
While the rest of you are just sitting there going doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo........
Something like this is being used for Muzak in a shop i used to work in.
When I was there a CD would last a week before it got "scratched". Nowadays they've got a PC hidden away connected to the sound-system. Every week it downloads a whole new bunch of MP3s costing like IR£10 a week. The muzak runs continuosly, and you don't have staff "sratching" the MP3s. It's also siuted to the season, because the Christmas stuff is starting to come down the pipe now and driving everyone nuts!:)
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Obviously his M amd N keys are nixed up om the keyboard.
Well, the moon is only responsible for tides, which usually happen only twice a day. The wind is what's responsible for waves.
With projects like eSWT and eRCP out there, the answer is looking more and more like a resounding YES!
I run a local surfing website and I've used Gallery 1.x and 2.0beta neither of which I've been very happy with.
Most of my complaints though were because it didn't really fit into my JSP framework properly. it was always just a really ugly hack. In the end I got rid of both of them and rolled my own which, while it isn't perfect, is doing the job well.
I want something more like Flickr, browse by tags, sets etc.
My 3 year old neice loves it and makes me put on the "penguin game" every time she's around
I've always downloaded South Park episodes because they're so topical, they can do an episode in a week, that by the time it arrives over here (Ireland) it's just not that funny anymore.
You're left thinking "Oh they must have done this one around the time of the election, hehe, I guess it was funny then"
I'll be more likely to watch it on TV then when it does come on.
This is a non-issue.
You know something, in the olden days(tm) before TV or Radio or even Gramophones people used to buy sheet music so they could play it at home on their pianos. :p :)
Obviously it wasn't a huge market or anything but it did exist.
Also you could probably find guitar tabs on any of the P2P networks, so in a way that network does exist
Time to start eating your tinfoil hat
Java is well suited for middle-ware too. You don't have to install a big heavy duty J2EE server and enterprise level DB server. Tomcat & MySQL does the job just fine for smaller operations.
Take a look at O'Reillys "Better, Faster, Lighter Java"
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bfljava/
IMHO Java scales very well, from small prototype projects right up to enterprise level apps. PHP is fine for the smaller stuff but I'd rather poke my eyes out with a white hot needle than develop and enterprise app with it.
I've deployed a few sites on Tomcat for my current employer. We have two setups, a Windows 2000 server and a Suse 8 server both shared. The Linux server seems to be able to stand up to the pressure of the busier sites a bit better but that's probably because our admin guy as it set up better.
Some of the sites on the windows box go down once a day or more, but again that's probably a configuration thing. I've never had any problems developing on either.
IMHO Tomcat has come a long way in the last few years. Version 5 is a huge improvement over version 3.2 (I never got around to deploying a live site on 4.x, those apache guys are way too fast for me!)
From the point of view of someone who's been developing with Tomcat over that last few years the book sounds fairly interesting but not meaty enough. It sounds like a great starting point for someone interested in understanding Tomcat but not much more. I'd like to see a follow up book that goes into more detail then I'd probably buy the two, as it is it would probably whet my appetite and leave me unsatisfied.
Ya but she only set up her hotmail account about three weeks ago (she's kinda new to this) and she's getting 30-40 a day!
Maybe she ticked or ignored a few important checkboxes but she's bombarded with crap every day. She doesn't leave her mail address on message boards and only emails about 3 people.
I've just given my girlfriend a gmail account (she used to use hotmail) and she can't beleive the reduction in spam.
Having a GB is nice but not the most important thing.
The Gmail interface is really nice too.
...checking the surf.
I've set up a WAP site that reads info from a data buoy offshore every hour and translates it into a reading of wave heights, frequency, wind speed and direction.
And since I got a phone that's capable of displaying images I've also got the WAM charts and Wind charts for the next five days.
You can check it out on http://www.corksurf.com/wap/
It's actually quite useful for checking the current conditions and has saved me countless hours of driving to and from the beach only to find it flat.
I had also set up a Phonecam for checking the surf. Basically when I arrived at whereever I was going to surf I took a pic with the phone and uploaded it to my site. It didn't really happen because the pictures were of really poor quality and I never felt like taking the pic when I arrived (why draw the crowds on you?)
Still though, it's a fairly cool implementation of mobile web technologies I think.
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http://shit.slashdot.org/article.pl?
Take a look at A List Apart, they're a bit into CSS but that's a Good Thing really.
I don't need no steenkin' webmonkey.
What the..?!?! We all know girls can't surf! :)
Alright, I'll give her that then, I wasn't aware she won it 6 times in a row.
"But I don't think anyone has ever dominated a sport as much as Schumacher has in the past few years"
The only other I can think of is Kelly Slater, the surfer that used to be on Baywatch. He's actually an insane surfer and has won the World Championship 6 times.
He came out of retirement at 30 to come back as a main contender for the title for the past two years.
The only difference is he doesn't have the ego that Schuey has!
What a country! :)
There was a Techno Games held in England last year. It was really cool cause it wasn't just bots kicking the crap out of each other. They had events such as high-jump, long jump, rope climbing, two-wheeled races, soccer, swimming, rocket-powered races, relay and more.
Some of the bots where truly amazing, especially the rope-climbing ones. I'm not sure if it'll be on this year though, hopefully some of the bots will enter in the ROBOlympics.
Pre-emptive Slashdotting.
The highest karma level is not, as is commonly thougt, 50. Some users have acheived karma scores upwards of 15,000. Once this level is acheived users are so well attuned to slashdot that they can predict the stories that will appear on the frontpage and begin slashdotting.
Worst Ruling Ever!
:)
*not* btw
If you're a surfer you'll be happy to know that there are some great spots around Doolin and the surfs on the way so bring your stick too (waters about 15 degrees so you'll need a wettie).
You should be able to rent gear if you're stuck though. Try Lahinch.
While the rest of you are just sitting there going doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo doo de doo de doo........
I thought that surfers in california invented the skateboard for those flat days.
Come on! a four year old could decode this!
They could have at least shuffled the key instead of using a shift(0)!
If that's what's getting a scholarship these days....
Something like this is being used for Muzak in a shop i used to work in. :)
When I was there a CD would last a week before it got "scratched". Nowadays they've got a PC hidden away connected to the sound-system. Every week it downloads a whole new bunch of MP3s costing like IR£10 a week. The muzak runs continuosly, and you don't have staff "sratching" the MP3s. It's also siuted to the season, because the Christmas stuff is starting to come down the pipe now and driving everyone nuts!