You're not from Ontario, are you? Hydro is in the minority, and with the nukes being shut down, the bulk of Onatrio electricity comes from the 'thermal' generators, i.e. oil, coal and natural gas. When Toronto has air quality alerts, it's from the local smog, not sepage from the States. I think only Quebec generates the majority of its electricity from Hydro, but it's been a while since I worked in the industry, so things may have changed.
It's missing. Check the story from 1999 in USA Today. I bought a video and info book from these guys years ago and the thing actually worked, although the flight time is really short. Do a Google search for "rocket belt" and you'll get a lot of hits.
According to the FAQ on the Borland site, C++ is in works, as part of the Kylix project. Personally, I'll wait for that, I never could get the hang of PASCAL, and OO PASCAL was worse.
It depends on the region, and who AT&T bought out. In my area it was MediaOne Roadrunner, so when AT&T bought them out it was re-named AT&T Broadband but (AFAIK) the backbone didn't change.
let people program it through COM. But that would put Delphi on an even footing with VB.
It is a COM object; I've programmed Word, Excel, and Outlook through the COM interface. But you still need some kind of record-and-playback keystroke macro system for eend users. Those things have been around since the DOS/WordPerfect/Lotus 1-2-3 days
MS has some of the smartest tech people on the planet
I need to see some proof of that one. Their top people have been 'retiring' in droves, and the major incentive to working at Microsoft has always been the stock options. Now that the stock isn't doubling every year, and the pay is still way below industry average, I wonder how many really bright people are left.
the MS-SQL Server story was BS, a cheap shot
Read the supporting documents, look at the code samples and the responses from the Microsoft tech support person, then come back here and say that. They screwed up, big time.
I guess what I was think of was a more specialized version to appeal more to techies. I can't see most techies wanting to deal with water systems and modern accounting and the like (although I'm sure there are some that will).
I guess what is needed is a high-tech version of the Peace Corps; go do your one-year stint in Kenya helping them get their networks running. The bright side is that you'd be working completely with Open-source software, because they can't afford anything else.
With this crowd getting politically active and motivated, and the job market shrinking, maybe this is the right time?
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Heh, heh. I've got the same box, and it is awful. And since this wouldn't be a real Slashdot discussion without some Microsoft-bashing, did you hear the rumor that the OS inside the digital cable box is a customized version of WinCE?
Whew! There's a lot to wade through there. However, the pertinent issue involving defeating encryption seems to be dealt with in a more rational manner.
If I understood the document correctly, the "CONSULTATION PAPER ON DIGITAL COPYRIGHT ISSUES" states that laws concerning defeating copy protection "are extraneous to copyright principles" to quote the paper.
This is a very good thing, as far as I can tell. The Canadian government does not propose a law that permits the all-encompassing, draconian measures of the DMCA.
If anyone has a different interpretation please speak up!
I'll defer to you on the size and the price, no argument there. Sculley really missed the price-point.
But, I found the Messagepad easy enough to use, and had no problems syncing with my PC. It wasn't as simple as the idiot-proof Palm hot-sync cradle (which is a pretty slick innovation) but it still worked.
I think what really killed the Newton family was that they got bigger and more expensive, instead of smaller and cheaper. But I submit that there would be no Palm if it hadn't been for the Newton, if for no other reason that the Newton was where Graffiti (and Palm) got their start.
Interesting, because they're 100% wrong!. Here's the original paper if which they describe the bug, that can be re-produced on any SQL Server 6.5 machine (the Microsoft support engineer managed to re-produce it).
Further, Microsoft didn't offer a fix, as far as the document goes, they offered a workaround, that the russians rejected because it would mean changing about 5MB of source code.
Check the document, it's a long read, but it certainly looks like Microsoft is lyin^H^H^H incorrect.
I think the JP3 toys wil hurt them big time; the toys from the first two movies didn't sell that wel in the first place. Harry Potter stuff, on the other hand, should sell like made, and the movie (judging from the trailers) actually looks good.
Uh huh. Typical spin and double-talk. I read this earlier today on Adobe's website, and figured they hired Microsoft PR flaks to write it. It has the same tone as the Microsoft "Freedom to Innovate" propagada. Has anyone heard why they pulled it? Is this just another case of them trying to cram another foot into their collective mouths?
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You're not from Ontario, are you? Hydro is in the minority, and with the nukes being shut down, the bulk of Onatrio electricity comes from the 'thermal' generators, i.e. oil, coal and natural gas. When Toronto has air quality alerts, it's from the local smog, not sepage from the States. I think only Quebec generates the majority of its electricity from Hydro, but it's been a while since I worked in the industry, so things may have changed.
on-screen 'Pop-ups' that will appear five times within the first month of activity(or until the user signs up for AOL, whichever comes first).
Peachy. Beat them into submission. I bet Microsoft is kicking themselves for not having thought of it first.
Okay, I'll go quietly...
It's missing. Check the story from 1999 in USA Today. I bought a video and info book from these guys years ago and the thing actually worked, although the flight time is really short. Do a Google search for "rocket belt" and you'll get a lot of hits.
According to the FAQ on the Borland site, C++ is in works, as part of the Kylix project. Personally, I'll wait for that, I never could get the hang of PASCAL, and OO PASCAL was worse.
It depends on the region, and who AT&T bought out. In my area it was MediaOne Roadrunner, so when AT&T bought them out it was re-named AT&T Broadband but (AFAIK) the backbone didn't change.
No it wasn't. It was coded by Woz. Check www.woz.org for the details.
Sony and Sun signed a big deal a while ago to put Java on the PS2. Here's the press release.
It is a COM object; I've programmed Word, Excel, and Outlook through the COM interface. But you still need some kind of record-and-playback keystroke macro system for eend users. Those things have been around since the DOS/WordPerfect/Lotus 1-2-3 days
MS has some of the smartest tech people on the planet
I need to see some proof of that one. Their top people have been 'retiring' in droves, and the major incentive to working at Microsoft has always been the stock options. Now that the stock isn't doubling every year, and the pay is still way below industry average, I wonder how many really bright people are left.
the MS-SQL Server story was BS, a cheap shot
Read the supporting documents, look at the code samples and the responses from the Microsoft tech support person, then come back here and say that. They screwed up, big time.
I guess I'm not the only one who noticed the correlation between McAffee's IPO and the proliferation of virii.
Flip the sarcasm bit, and re-read it.
Yeah, I read somewhere that most virus writers stop and become more civilized when they discover girls....
I guess what I was think of was a more specialized version to appeal more to techies. I can't see most techies wanting to deal with water systems and modern accounting and the like (although I'm sure there are some that will).
With this crowd getting politically active and motivated, and the job market shrinking, maybe this is the right time?
On second thought, maybe you're right.
Flame away!
If I understood the document correctly, the "CONSULTATION PAPER ON DIGITAL COPYRIGHT ISSUES" states that laws concerning defeating copy protection "are extraneous to copyright principles" to quote the paper.
This is a very good thing, as far as I can tell. The Canadian government does not propose a law that permits the all-encompassing, draconian measures of the DMCA.
If anyone has a different interpretation please speak up!
But, I found the Messagepad easy enough to use, and had no problems syncing with my PC. It wasn't as simple as the idiot-proof Palm hot-sync cradle (which is a pretty slick innovation) but it still worked.
I think what really killed the Newton family was that they got bigger and more expensive, instead of smaller and cheaper. But I submit that there would be no Palm if it hadn't been for the Newton, if for no other reason that the Newton was where Graffiti (and Palm) got their start.
You mean a water cooling system like this? /. could let you insert pictures. it would be much funnier that way.)
(Damn, I wish
"This week, teams, you have ten hours to build a computer casing that can resist our trusty steamroller!"
I'm sure the NERDS would be up for that one!
Further, Microsoft didn't offer a fix, as far as the document goes, they offered a workaround, that the russians rejected because it would mean changing about 5MB of source code.
Check the document, it's a long read, but it certainly looks like Microsoft is lyin^H^H^H incorrect.
But, gee, in nine months the Palm will have an ARM CPU and get to the point that the Messagepad was seven years ago!
Don't worry, we're from Slashdot, Division 6. If you'll just look here for a moment:
*flash!*
There are no aliens, there's nothing to worry about.
I think the JP3 toys wil hurt them big time; the toys from the first two movies didn't sell that wel in the first place. Harry Potter stuff, on the other hand, should sell like made, and the movie (judging from the trailers) actually looks good.
Uh huh. Typical spin and double-talk. I read this earlier today on Adobe's website, and figured they hired Microsoft PR flaks to write it. It has the same tone as the Microsoft "Freedom to Innovate" propagada. Has anyone heard why they pulled it? Is this just another case of them trying to cram another foot into their collective mouths?