yeah, except with chording you have to push multiple buttons, and this is just one single stroke for any letter, or possibly 2 if it's not a lower-case letter.
I played with it and I like it. It'd be cool if there was a way to have one of those pads for my desktop system.
Name me 1 thing MicroSoft has invented that the computer industry cannot do without.
A GUI OS that is easy to use? No Xerox invented that and Apple was running with it long before MS acknowledged it was even a good thing.
Productivity software? Nope.
Internet? HA! Not even close.
The software industry? Nope. It would have existed without MicroSoft. Maybe developers would have a harder job if there was more competition between OS's, since they'd really have to develop for all competing OS's, but that's arguable.
Microsoft is not essential in any way. If MS dissapeared tomorrow, Sun, IBM, Apple, or Linux would step into their shoes within a month if not sooner.
BTW, despite my ranting, I'd still like to see your opinion on anything MS has done that is essential to the modern world.
...and by that reasoning assembly language is ALWAYS faster than C++.
The practicality of implementing what Java has built in to it in C++ is laughable. I'm sorry but most software development houses don't have the time to re-invent the wheel.
Any true software developer would never say one language is ALWAYS better than another. Sure, they'll have a preference, but sometimes Java just makes more sense than C++....and I've seen LOTS of slow C++ and lots of fast Java.
Use the PL that makes sense. For some things, Prolog just kicks ass.
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Parenting is a part of human nature though, and it really rounds out your life. If you don't have children yourself, I highly suggest babysitting your nieces and nephews. Your siblings will thank you too:o)
I agree that there are a lot of people in high-tech jobs where both people in the houseold work long hours. That just doesn't leave much time for raising children. Kids deserve more than that.
I agree with your evidence, but not your conclusion. Yes, if a parent goes through their child's stuff then they likely won't be building a trusting relationship. That kind of thing leads to the kid believing "if my parents can't find it, then it's ok. I just have to hide it well." It's stupid parenting, in general.
But parents do have a right to do that. In fact, they have a responsibility to do that if the situation calls for it. Sometimes people make mistakes. When your child makes a mistake, it is your responsibility to correct them. If a child steals a stereo and the parent finds out, does the parent let them keep the stereo? Absolutely not!
If the parent was wrong, then they must apologize. If the parent was correct in making the search, they must not rub it in, but give a way for the child to earn the parent's trust back. A search must not be unwarranted to begin with.
Really, the only right children have is the right to an education, if you look at it from a legal point of view. (I'm not saying this is good). They don't get to pursue happiness if their parents don't want them too. Sucks, don't it.
(I don't completely buy into this, but I here's the reasoning)
If everyone has concealed weapons,then the bad guys don't know who is carrying weapons. Being the paranoyed people they are, they will assume someone in the crowd does, be afraid, and not do a bad guy type thing.
The real reason: While you may want to carry a weapon for your protection, most people don't want to be lame, wanna-be badass types who intimidate people by carrying around a gun. They just want the gun to be there when they need it.
Running on a platform and being supported on a platform are two different things. Java is write once, compile once, run somewhere, tweak, run somewhere else. Write once, compile once, run anywhere is not always true. Chances are that if it will run on linux by the time the Solaris version is released. JBuilder is good about being pure Java.
Why bother? Tapping the developer pool, that's why
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They want the system to be more stable. It is a Server OS, after all. Now, given Mac OS's less than stellar reputation for stability, they can either a) spend about a 1,000 times more on programmers or b) tap the fact that programmers who use the OS will volunteer their time to fix problems since what they care about is having a system that WORKS!
Yes, they're tapping Open Source for all the free labor they can get. So?
Spending lots of money working on Mac OS X Server would be futile. Apple just does not have the financial resources to advertise OS X Server as an alternative to NT, even if the product is better. I'm not sure if anyone does. By freeing it (I know, I know, they still charge $$$ for it in ways too), they increase the number of people using it, which increases the amount of software made for Mac OS X, which means they still make more money.
What Apple always used to have over the PC was the mindshare of the loyalists. Most people who had Macs loved them, while PC users tolerated their PCs. The iMac one back some of that mindshare. Darwin is opening up the mindshare of the developers.
ahem. This is the attitude we have to avoid. Don't insult someone when they made an honest effort. HELP them.
I installed KDE last night. I used the RPMS. I did everything EXACTLY as the instructions mentioned. When I logged in, I got sent right back to the login screen. When I killed X then used startx, it took me to twm, probably the crappiest Window Manager around.
I spent half an hour looking through documentation. No luck. I went on EFNet and joined #kde. It took m000es and I an hour and a half to find something that worked. We never found out why the normal way of doing things didn't work.
Am I an idiot user? Not by a long shot. The actual answer was very close to something I had tried myself. But if m000es hadn't been friendly and DAMN patient, I wouldn't be able to use KDE.
"Linux needs help" is a play on words, for those who didn't read the article. Linux is getting more and more Software (as opposed to just Applications), and the documentation will be the final touch to signify that Linux is completely ready.
**WE** know how buggy windows is, but most people who use windows don't know it's a bug that caused whatever glitch. The computer community, us included, has given them the impression that if anything goes wrong on their computer, like strange stuff happening, then it is most likely their fault.
I don't know where I stand on the issue, but another problem facing Sony is that these emulators are NOT 100% Playstation compatible.
THE biggest advantage of a console is not the shear number of people who have one, but the fact that they are all the same and compatible. You don't have to list a million system requirements on the box. You don't have to worry if buggy OpenGL drivers will cause angry gamers to call your support line.
Now, however, there is a platform claiming to play playstation games, which doesn't play all of them. If the emulators become popular, then the game makers will, due to market force, have to program their games in a way that the emulators can handle. I can understand why Sony wouldn't want that to happen.
Realistically, if albums could hold many times more than they do now, you wouldn't get any more GOOD music on the album. Most musicians out there just can't make enough good music to fill a DVD's capacity. So what does that mean? Increase the sampling, bandwidth, etc until it takes up so much space that a) today's typical double-album would fill up one side of the disc, and b) it would once again be impractical to store it on a computer's hard drive.
MP3 or its successor is here to stay. You're not going to replace it with something less accessible for all those people who think MP3 is good enough audio quality. If you wanna keep charging $15 for the average disc, you gotta convince me that I'm getting better music on that disc than on MP3.
Stay ahead of the technology curve, and you might just survive.
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yeah, except with chording you have to push multiple buttons, and this is just one single stroke for any letter, or possibly 2 if it's not a lower-case letter.
I played with it and I like it. It'd be cool if there was a way to have one of those pads for my desktop system.
Name me 1 thing MicroSoft has invented that the computer industry cannot do without.
A GUI OS that is easy to use? No Xerox invented that and Apple was running with it long before MS acknowledged it was even a good thing.
Productivity software? Nope.
Internet? HA! Not even close.
The software industry? Nope. It would have existed without MicroSoft. Maybe developers would have a harder job if there was more competition between OS's, since they'd really have to develop for all competing OS's, but that's arguable.
Microsoft is not essential in any way. If MS dissapeared tomorrow, Sun, IBM, Apple, or Linux would step into their shoes within a month if not sooner.
BTW, despite my ranting, I'd still like to see your opinion on anything MS has done that is essential to the modern world.
...and by that reasoning assembly language is ALWAYS faster than C++.
...and I've seen LOTS of slow C++ and lots of fast Java.
The practicality of implementing what Java has built in to it in C++ is laughable. I'm sorry but most software development houses don't have the time to re-invent the wheel.
Any true software developer would never say one language is ALWAYS better than another. Sure, they'll have a preference, but sometimes Java just makes more sense than C++.
Use the PL that makes sense. For some things, Prolog just kicks ass.
Parenting is a part of human nature though, and it really rounds out your life. If you don't have children yourself, I highly suggest babysitting your nieces and nephews. Your siblings will thank you too :o)
I agree that there are a lot of people in high-tech jobs where both people in the houseold work long hours. That just doesn't leave much time for raising children. Kids deserve more than that.
I agree with your evidence, but not your conclusion. Yes, if a parent goes through their child's stuff then they likely won't be building a trusting relationship. That kind of thing leads to the kid believing "if my parents can't find it, then it's ok. I just have to hide it well." It's stupid parenting, in general.
But parents do have a right to do that. In fact, they have a responsibility to do that if the situation calls for it. Sometimes people make mistakes. When your child makes a mistake, it is your responsibility to correct them. If a child steals a stereo and the parent finds out, does the parent let them keep the stereo? Absolutely not!
If the parent was wrong, then they must apologize. If the parent was correct in making the search, they must not rub it in, but give a way for the child to earn the parent's trust back. A search must not be unwarranted to begin with.
Really, the only right children have is the right to an education, if you look at it from a legal point of view. (I'm not saying this is good). They don't get to pursue happiness if their parents don't want them too. Sucks, don't it.
(I don't completely buy into this, but I here's the reasoning)
If everyone has concealed weapons,then the bad guys don't know who is carrying weapons. Being the paranoyed people they are, they will assume someone in the crowd does, be afraid, and not do a bad guy type thing.
The real reason: While you may want to carry a weapon for your protection, most people don't want to be lame, wanna-be badass types who intimidate people by carrying around a gun. They just want the gun to be there when they need it.
Running on a platform and being supported on a platform are two different things. Java is write once, compile once, run somewhere, tweak, run somewhere else. Write once, compile once, run anywhere is not always true. Chances are that if it will run on linux by the time the Solaris version is released. JBuilder is good about being pure Java.
They want the system to be more stable. It is a Server OS, after all. Now, given Mac OS's less than stellar reputation for stability, they can either a) spend about a 1,000 times more on programmers or b) tap the fact that programmers who use the OS will volunteer their time to fix problems since what they care about is having a system that WORKS!
Yes, they're tapping Open Source for all the free labor they can get. So?
Spending lots of money working on Mac OS X Server would be futile. Apple just does not have the financial resources to advertise OS X Server as an alternative to NT, even if the product is better. I'm not sure if anyone does. By freeing it (I know, I know, they still charge $$$ for it in ways too), they increase the number of people using it, which increases the amount of software made for Mac OS X, which means they still make more money.
What Apple always used to have over the PC was the mindshare of the loyalists. Most people who had Macs loved them, while PC users tolerated their PCs. The iMac one back some of that mindshare. Darwin is opening up the mindshare of the developers.
*whew*. That's probably much too long, sorry.
>...if the documentation were as good as the code
now THAT would kick ass!
ahem. This is the attitude we have to avoid. Don't insult someone when they made an honest effort. HELP them.
I installed KDE last night. I used the RPMS. I did everything EXACTLY as the instructions mentioned. When I logged in, I got sent right back to the login screen. When I killed X then used startx, it took me to twm, probably the crappiest Window Manager around.
I spent half an hour looking through documentation. No luck. I went on EFNet and joined #kde. It took m000es and I an hour and a half to find something that worked. We never found out why the normal way of doing things didn't work.
Am I an idiot user? Not by a long shot. The actual answer was very close to something I had tried myself. But if m000es hadn't been friendly and DAMN patient, I wouldn't be able to use KDE.
"Linux needs help" is a play on words, for those who didn't read the article. Linux is getting more and more Software (as opposed to just Applications), and the documentation will be the final touch to signify that Linux is completely ready.
**WE** know how buggy windows is, but most people who use windows don't know it's a bug that caused whatever glitch. The computer community, us included, has given them the impression that if anything goes wrong on their computer, like strange stuff happening, then it is most likely their fault.
correct me if I'm wrong, but
4*8 = 32
I don't know where I stand on the issue, but another problem facing Sony is that these emulators are NOT 100% Playstation compatible.
THE biggest advantage of a console is not the shear number of people who have one, but the fact that they are all the same and compatible. You don't have to list a million system requirements on the box. You don't have to worry if buggy OpenGL drivers will cause angry gamers to call your support line.
Now, however, there is a platform claiming to play playstation games, which doesn't play all of them. If the emulators become popular, then the game makers will, due to market force, have to program their games in a way that the emulators can handle. I can understand why Sony wouldn't want that to happen.
"I fought the and the won..." (repeat)
Those who are too lazy to innovate or at least keep up with competing technologies have no hope of survival.
The RIAA should just cede (sp?) the battle to MP3, and start convivincing people they need the new 512-bit SuperDuperDuperAudio(tm)(©).
Realistically, if albums could hold many times more than they do now, you wouldn't get any more GOOD music on the album. Most musicians out there just can't make enough good music to fill a DVD's capacity. So what does that mean? Increase the sampling, bandwidth, etc until it takes up so much space that a) today's typical double-album would fill up one side of the disc, and b) it would once again be impractical to store it on a computer's hard drive.
MP3 or its successor is here to stay. You're not going to replace it with something less accessible for all those people who think MP3 is good enough audio quality. If you wanna keep charging $15 for the average disc, you gotta convince me that I'm getting better music on that disc than on MP3.
Stay ahead of the technology curve, and you might just survive.