Here is where I stand: If a union for developers' starts where I work I will start looking for another job.
I worked for a union telecom company while I was going to university and my feeling is that they only serve to protect workers who don't really want to work hard and move fast. Heck if I was working for a union company right now there is no way I would get paid what I do since it's a fair bit above the average pay for my job level.
When I got my laptop from work I was provided with a crappy HP branded backpack. I knew there had to be something out there that was MUCH better so I looked around REI and found the Outdoor Research Powerpack. I bought mine at Campmor which has a better description then the Outdoor Research page does.
The backpack is awesome. It has a grove on the back that allows your back to breathe on those hot summer days. A cooling slit that allows you to leave your laptop on without taking it out of your backpack (this is nice when you are charging your laptop at the airport). As well as a pocket for everything I have ever wanted to carry with me (they are all labeled). Mouse, network cable, phone cord, mp3 player, CD's (Comes with a CD case, cell phone, power cord, cell charger, headphones and some other pouches.
Other then distributed compiler tools like distcc and nc are there any other ways of speeding up a linux compile with gcc?
I was blown away when my project group compiled a Qt app that we developed on the Linux platform with the MS VC++ compiler. The compilation took 1/10th the time! We were using Makefiles generated by QMake in both cases.
Should I just switch compilers? If so does anyone have any suggestions?
Any idea if Pom Pokow ill be released? I couldn't see an anime where raccoons run around with exposed *ahem* bits being released by Disney. Perhaps Disney will nuter them?
From the article: "Microsoft said it's not involved and suggests that IBM might do it by emulation."
IBM:"..But we're working together with Microsoft, who have provided us with part of their code. We've worked together like that previously."
So Microsoft isn't working with IBM but IBM is working with Microsoft because MS has provided them with part of their code. Hmm does MS have split personalities or something?
I have always noticed the bad spelling of item names on ebay so whenever I am searching for a common item like say a Network Card I will often search for things like "NIK" and come up with hits.
A couple of years ago I got 5 IBM "NIK Cards' for $2 on ebay. I wonder if the person selling the items was curious why no one else bid on the items.
From what I have seen the newest version ov QNX is quite nice. The project I am working on was operating under version 4 *ICK*.
The only reason that I would recommend porting away from QNX to Linux is if there was a specific need driving the port. If all of your other code is under Linux, or you need to save the licensing costs, or there are specific tools or libraries that haven't been ported.
The reason we are porting is mostly the licensing cost issue.
We were also looking at upgrading from version 4 to version 6 but the migration path upgrading on the QNX side and migrating to Linux are about the same in terms of difficulty and time line so we choose the cheaper route.
There are a bunch of little things but here are the major ones: 1. Lack of security. 2. Networking was a nightmare. (Mostly due to a lack of security) 3. IPC was a TOTAL mess.
I am currently working on a software development project migrating code _away_ from QNX to Linux. Every time I have to work on the old QNX project I want to bang my head against the monitor.
From what I have seen there is nothing that QNX does that Linux can't do that would justify the license cost.
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You can run Office on the OS X box. Problem solved.
Is there or will there be a PPC version?
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I can't seem to find one for this or the previous version
Does anyone know if we will be able to buy Trolltech stock here in the US through the normal firms we use? :)
Schwab in particular
Here is where I stand: If a union for developers' starts where I work I will start looking for another job.
I worked for a union telecom company while I was going to university and my feeling is that they only serve to protect workers who don't really want to work hard and move fast. Heck if I was working for a union company right now there is no way I would get paid what I do since it's a fair bit above the average pay for my job level.
Sounds just like:
"The beatings will continue until morale improves."
or the newer version:
"The meetings will continue until morale improves."
When I worked on a Capital Class destroyer one of my shipmates was: Master Seaman Baters.
The first time I heard that one I almost fell over.
Got bouncy Open Source and Linux? Only in Kenya!
I like the new podcasting features but I would like to have the ability to delete podcasts that I have listened to or that are older then N days.
That would be perfect for someone like me who downloads more podcasts then they listen to.
It would be interesting if the courts applied this to distributing drugs.
In that case just offering to sell drugs to someone wouldn't result in a drug distribution charge.
I completed my university degree at Lakehead University. We had -40C -45C days on a farly regular basis in the winter time.
Does this qualify me to work on the moon base?
Sometimes you have to read a post before commenting on it: He stated that he made just over 50K/year
Am I the only one who thinks "Wow that's just sad"?
When I got my laptop from work I was provided with a crappy HP branded backpack. I knew there had to be something out there that was MUCH better so I looked around REI and found the Outdoor Research Powerpack. I bought mine at Campmor which has a better description then the Outdoor Research page does.
The backpack is awesome. It has a grove on the back that allows your back to breathe on those hot summer days. A cooling slit that allows you to leave your laptop on without taking it out of your backpack (this is nice when you are charging your laptop at the airport). As well as a pocket for everything I have ever wanted to carry with me (they are all labeled). Mouse, network cable, phone cord, mp3 player, CD's (Comes with a CD case, cell phone, power cord, cell charger, headphones and some other pouches.
I gotta say: This pack rocks.
Other then distributed compiler tools like distcc and nc are there any other ways of speeding up a linux compile with gcc?
I was blown away when my project group compiled a Qt app that we developed on the Linux platform with the MS VC++ compiler. The compilation took 1/10th the time! We were using Makefiles generated by QMake in both cases.
Should I just switch compilers? If so does anyone have any suggestions?
I _JUST_ gave a co-worker a copy of my SuSE 9.0 live CD to try out at home!
/. this story was at the top!
Seriously! I gave him a copy of the CD and then when I got back to my desk and took a look at
Oh well. I guess that was a waste of a CD. Time to get him a copy of 9.1.
Any idea if Pom Pokow ill be released? I couldn't see an anime where raccoons run around with exposed *ahem* bits being released by Disney. Perhaps Disney will nuter them?
Any idea if Pom Pokow ill be released? I couldn't see an anime where raccoons run around with exposed *ahem* bits. Perhaps Disney will nuter them?
I can't believe no one has pointed this out yet:
From the article:
"Microsoft said it's not involved and suggests that IBM might do it by emulation."
IBM:"..But we're working together with Microsoft, who have provided us with part of their code. We've worked together like that previously."
So Microsoft isn't working with IBM but IBM is working with Microsoft because MS has provided them with part of their code. Hmm does MS have split personalities or something?
I have always noticed the bad spelling of item names on ebay so whenever I am searching for a common item like say a Network Card I will often search for things like "NIK" and come up with hits.
A couple of years ago I got 5 IBM "NIK Cards' for $2 on ebay. I wonder if the person selling the items was curious why no one else bid on the items.
I wonder if it will contain a Vander Pol Oscillator?
From what I have seen the newest version ov QNX is quite nice. The project I am working on was operating under version 4 *ICK*.
The only reason that I would recommend porting away from QNX to Linux is if there was a specific need driving the port. If all of your other code is under Linux, or you need to save the licensing costs, or there are specific tools or libraries that haven't been ported.
The reason we are porting is mostly the licensing cost issue.
We were also looking at upgrading from version 4 to version 6 but the migration path upgrading on the QNX side and migrating to Linux are about the same in terms of difficulty and time line so we choose the cheaper route.
I should probably poing out that I was using QNX version 4. The newest version is somewhat better in most of these respects.
There are a bunch of little things but here are the major ones:
1. Lack of security.
2. Networking was a nightmare. (Mostly due to a lack of security)
3. IPC was a TOTAL mess.
I am currently working on a software development project migrating code _away_ from QNX to Linux. Every time I have to work on the old QNX project I want to bang my head against the monitor.
From what I have seen there is nothing that QNX does that Linux can't do that would justify the license cost.
I would love to see pics of yourt desk!
Bring 'em on!
Smilee