I'm a long time perl programmer. Recently I did some research into Python. It really does look to be a more elegant language and enforce some structure that is needed in Perl.
That said I can't justify the switch. There are just too many good modules available in Perl (esp for the engineering work I do). When python has the bredth of packages that Perl does, and when they have a nicely organized way to access said modules, I'll be happy to switch.
Your point is well taken about ego often driving rewrites but in my experience the driving force for rewrites is often maintainability.
As a program ages and drifts from the original intent ugly hacks are often placed on top of the original code to add unforseen functionality. There is also the opposite effect where old code is sitting around that no longer has any function. I remember one drastic case of this when rewriting a program where only about 1/2 the code was even beeing utilized.
By rewriting the code you clean things up and make it easier for future programers to understand what the code is doing.
My biggest issue with with my Tivo unit is that its licensed to DirectTV. DirectTV will not enable many of the cool new features that are actually supported by the hardware. Sure wish I could pick up a dual decoder Tivo that wasn't tied to DirectTV.
Imagine if you had a long bus or subway ride everymorning. This device would be awesome. It would be nice if you could have a dock and autosync the early news broadcast and then take it with you.
If you have time to mess around with the snooze then set your alarm later and don't ever hit the snooze button. You'll get more quality sleep this way.
Yeah, I hear you about being a slave to the clock but on the other hand I also understand why a regular time is important. I know that if I'm working/reading something that I find particularly interesting I won't feel tired till the early morning hours. This of course destroys the next day as I end up exhausted. If I put down what I'm doing and just go to bed I'll usually fall asleep pretty quickly.
Yeah, that was sacrasm. I know what you were TRYING to say but it was bogus. If you want to compare CPUs run them in their optimized state. If you want to test platforms and OS's then thats a different story.
As it stands, when 64 bit windows comes out (or if things were run 64 bit Linux) the results would have been different. If I bought an Athlon system today I would know (well maybe know) that in the near future I would be running much faster.
This was the basis of a bill in CO recently which the AMA lobbied heavily against. We have rural towns that can't get an MD but the AMA won't let a PA or nurse run a clinic. Bunch of territorial BS.
The the doctors would allow legislation through allowing nurses and PAs to have more responsibility then we would all be better off. You don't need to know how to remove my appendix to tell me I have the flu.
No, this is corporations wanting to be compatible with their software suppliers. I work in circuit design and most of the EDA tools support only Redhat Linux. If we want support for the EDA tools we have to run Redhat. The price for RHE is really a drop in the bucket compared to the other tools we run.
I would agree that consistency is the main issue. As long as I, the consumer, know what the rules are on a given server then I can make the choice up front. Personally I can't imagine going to a server where everthing is forsale but thats just me.
One of the things that really seems to motivate people on these games is, of course, character building. If your on a server where anything can be purchased whats the point? I know there is a large group that will say content, adventure, friends,...., but content and adventure become trivialized if there isn't challenge. I would buy the argument that a casual gamer may want to buy certain things to keep up with friends that play more [so they can continue to play with them].
Well the companies may get extra accounts but I think the problems it causes far outweigh any gains. MMORPGS are supposed to be an escape from the real world, when people can just buy their way in it ruins some of the appeal. This is the main reason the compaines don't sell items themselves. Customers would leave.
I realize selling has been going on ebay for as long as the games have existed but thats really just a drop in the bucket, not the large scale being produced by these external companies. I think the game makers need to come out forcefully against any buying or selling of items or characters for real money. Enforcement is difficult or impossible but when they find examples the characters involved should be banned as an example to others. Put a little risk in it and people might not want to drop $500 for a different character.
Ahhh, not I'm not. Go read the 1394 spec, its pretty specific. You may have a 1394ish port on your old Sony but as I said before, its either 1394 or it isn't.
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I'm a long time perl programmer. Recently I did some research into Python. It really does look to be a more elegant language and enforce some structure that is needed in Perl.
That said I can't justify the switch. There are just too many good modules available in Perl (esp for the engineering work I do). When python has the bredth of packages that Perl does, and when they have a nicely organized way to access said modules, I'll be happy to switch.
This gives a new meaning to a DOS attack.
Your point is well taken about ego often driving rewrites but in my experience the driving force for rewrites is often maintainability.
As a program ages and drifts from the original intent ugly hacks are often placed on top of the original code to add unforseen functionality. There is also the opposite effect where old code is sitting around that no longer has any function. I remember one drastic case of this when rewriting a program where only about 1/2 the code was even beeing utilized.
By rewriting the code you clean things up and make it easier for future programers to understand what the code is doing.
My biggest issue with with my Tivo unit is that its licensed to DirectTV. DirectTV will not enable many of the cool new features that are actually supported by the hardware. Sure wish I could pick up a dual decoder Tivo that wasn't tied to DirectTV.
Don't you mean the only reason to love Carly?
She has trashed HP. Ruined investor value. Fired half the company. Shipped tons of jobs offshore. Ruined moral.
The list goes on...
Yeah, and we all know how many graphs and pictures are present in the Bible.
What a silly argument....
Imagine if you had a long bus or subway ride everymorning. This device would be awesome. It would be nice if you could have a dock and autosync the early news broadcast and then take it with you.
I agree with this.
If you have time to mess around with the snooze then set your alarm later and don't ever hit the snooze button. You'll get more quality sleep this way.
Yeah, I hear you about being a slave to the clock but on the other hand I also understand why a regular time is important. I know that if I'm working/reading something that I find particularly interesting I won't feel tired till the early morning hours. This of course destroys the next day as I end up exhausted. If I put down what I'm doing and just go to bed I'll usually fall asleep pretty quickly.
I think the point people are making is that you go to bed at a regular time. Not just when you feel sleepy.
Yeah, that was sacrasm. I know what you were TRYING to say but it was bogus. If you want to compare CPUs run them in their optimized state. If you want to test platforms and OS's then thats a different story.
As it stands, when 64 bit windows comes out (or if things were run 64 bit Linux) the results would have been different. If I bought an Athlon system today I would know (well maybe know) that in the near future I would be running much faster.
Nah, if you don't play games or do compute intensive work (CAE/graphics), whats the point?
So you both agree, its a bogus comparison. Good.
No, just the guy who had hundreds of thousands of people tortured and gased.
It may not make a direct impact but it surely will have an impact on moral. If it serves to demoralize the guerilla's then its a big win.
Without the oversite of a MD?
This was the basis of a bill in CO recently which the AMA lobbied heavily against. We have rural towns that can't get an MD but the AMA won't let a PA or nurse run a clinic. Bunch of territorial BS.
Robin Hood is a thief no matter who he gives the money to.
Blah blah blah
The the doctors would allow legislation through allowing nurses and PAs to have more responsibility then we would all be better off. You don't need to know how to remove my appendix to tell me I have the flu.
No, this is corporations wanting to be compatible with their software suppliers. I work in circuit design and most of the EDA tools support only Redhat Linux. If we want support for the EDA tools we have to run Redhat. The price for RHE is really a drop in the bucket compared to the other tools we run.
Thanks for the well thought out reply.
...., but content and adventure become trivialized if there isn't challenge. I would buy the argument that a casual gamer may want to buy certain things to keep up with friends that play more [so they can continue to play with them].
I would agree that consistency is the main issue. As long as I, the consumer, know what the rules are on a given server then I can make the choice up front. Personally I can't imagine going to a server where everthing is forsale but thats just me.
One of the things that really seems to motivate people on these games is, of course, character building. If your on a server where anything can be purchased whats the point? I know there is a large group that will say content, adventure, friends,
Well the companies may get extra accounts but I think the problems it causes far outweigh any gains. MMORPGS are supposed to be an escape from the real world, when people can just buy their way in it ruins some of the appeal. This is the main reason the compaines don't sell items themselves. Customers would leave.
I realize selling has been going on ebay for as long as the games have existed but thats really just a drop in the bucket, not the large scale being produced by these external companies. I think the game makers need to come out forcefully against any buying or selling of items or characters for real money. Enforcement is difficult or impossible but when they find examples the characters involved should be banned as an example to others. Put a little risk in it and people might not want to drop $500 for a different character.
Just goes to show that companies should closely monitor security holes in competing products.
Ahhh, not I'm not. Go read the 1394 spec, its pretty specific. You may have a 1394ish port on your old Sony but as I said before, its either 1394 or it isn't.
There is no such thing as a non-standard 1394/firewire port. Either its 1394 or it isn't.
Sorry, the media is on the otherside of the street. Just remember
Media = liberal
Voting machine companies = conservative