For several reasons I tend to buy a lot of books from Amazon so I used the A9 site to gain my slice of Pi discount. I quite like the interface and it was giving me Google results anyway.
In case its relevant I'm in Australia.
I saw this change straight away... The "powered by Windows live" left a sick feeling in my stomach. So I switched immediately to the visible option for "powered by Google".
Today the Google option is no longer available. Even in the more choices section. I'm considering buying my books elsewhere.
Interestingly A9 has a "add your search engine" option which allows search engines to add there own API. So I'm hoping Google will use this to add back there excellent search engine;-)
So does this mean they can distribute/publish just one application... say Outlook or a custom GUI app... or does the windows applications require a full terminal services desktop? (And hence why wouldnt I just use terminal services directly)
Seems to only be available for download for Linux and Solaris, but the features list indicates that it can run Windows applications. Any ideas how they do this?
I dont want a "Media Centre PC". I dont want to have a PC with GB's of movies and TV shows. I want to be someone else to sort, manage them and back them up. I don't want a set top box that connects to my PC so I can watch this massive collection.
I want video on demand. I want my local video store or cable company or telco to manage all the GB's of TV shows and movies. But when I want to watch a movie, be it the latest flick staring Angelina Jolie, some old movie a friend recommended or a movie I've watch 50 times, I just want to select it from a list, pay my 50c (or maybe 4.95 for a new release?) and watch it (pause it, rewind it and maybe see some "making of" style doco).
I have to say I agree. Entering a song as the seed on Pandora seems yeild more songs like it, but entering an artist seems to choose one key song by that artists, which may or may not be your favourite, and use that as the seed.
In terms of the article, both Lastfm and Pandora seem to through up similar recommendations. My Oasis station on Pandora is currently playing the Black crowes who come in at #69 on the Oasis page on LastFm. But then again skipping to the next track on Pandora gives me Grant Lee Buffalo, which doesnt seem to be on the LastFm list at all...
For anyone who comes back and reads this thread...
For the record I bought a Nintendo DS.
While the form factor isnt quite as nice as the PSP you grow to like it.
And the deciding factor for me was the games. Mariocart, Advance Wars DS, FIFA2006 - and it plays my GBA games! (Street Fighter 2, Pokemon etc). There just didnt seem to be anything accept GTA on the PSP.
Okay... I got robbed. They took my PS2 (and games) and my GBA sp (and games)
I've decided I'm not going to replace the PS2 - Im going to wait for the 3rd gen consoles or switch back to PC games (eg morrowind 4).
But I NEED my portable gaming... but Im in a situation - How do I spend my insurance money?... DS or PSP
Ive always been a Nintendo boy, but the DS... well it looks crap.. while the PSP looks so nice. Neither seems to have an games that grab my attention (although the DS has all the GBA games I love - Advance wars, Street Fighter II, Golden sun).
And no I dont give a crap about watching movies on a handheld as I use my laptop (or the nice little TV on the plane) for that.
I was about to say that the only way to stop phishing is to use RSA style hardware tokens.
(I mean a button that verifies the site?!... I can see all the phishing sites now... click this button and we will REALLY REALLY promise that we REALLY are your bank.. now please anwser these questions so we can rape your account... oops I mean check your identity...)
But then I thought why does it have to be hardware? Why cant a user just download a piece of software from their bank that syncs to their PC clock and generates token ID numbers the same as the physical RSA token? I mean most people leave their tokens next to their PC so if someone can get to your PC they can get to your token right?
I mean the phishers may get one or maybe even 2 token ID's, but with a good hash algorithm it wont be any use.
Even better idea... make it a browser plugin that handles it for the user automatically?!!
Not really sure how it compares to mySql or postgres, but I loaded a 50+ million row table with a non index timestamp field to Cloudscape and MSSQL. Both took about 3 seconds to return a query returning a unique row (ie a row updated on a specific date and time) on this field on a 2ghz intel machine with 1GB RAM.
Firebird SQL was about the same. Next Im going to try HSQL.
I would be interested in anybody elses experiments?
This may be a dumb question, but how do you disable autoplay in Windows XP? I could do it in 95, 98 etc without a problem, but the option seems to be missing in XP?
A free trade agreement should be this... anyone in our 2 countries can trade without resitriction.
Not... If you sell sugar to me I will charge 50% import tax on it (plus I will give incentives to my farmers to produce sugar so they can produce it below cost), but if I sell sugar to you I want you to charge 1% import tax on it.
Agree or I will declare you a terrorist and invade you arse.
My ISP - iinet in Perth Western Australia - blocks port 25 (SMTP) by default.
But, you can request to have it unblocked.
This seems to be a good way to prevent this kind of issue, but without breaking the open nature of the internet. Surely this could reduce this kind of problem?
OSS is not being embraced because its zero cost, but because you have the freedom to do what you like with the source.
For example the performance of Oracle in certain situations may be preferable to any of the zero cost DB's, even to the point of justifying the large expenditure, but if there is a bug you *really* need fixed or a feature you want to add, then you are dependent on Oracle to change the codebase - which could be an even bigger cost!
Of course java has the source code available for you to do this. The concern there is that may not always be the case.
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Usually when people complain about IDEs they are comparing the VB6 IDE to something.
The VB6 ide WAS revolutionary. It allowed you to create an basic GUI app in minutes. But that has limited use in long run.
VS.net is not the same beast as the VB6 IDE. I find it and NetBeans to be comparable in terms of rapid app development. And neither VS.net or VB6 are any use at creating more complex GUI apps (try creating an image manipulation app).
On windows I use SciTE as THE editor or NetBeans if I'm doing java specifically. On Linux Kate or gEdit is fine for code editing and I use the command line or scripts(ant,make etc) for compiles.
Can everyone please stop judging languages and compilers by comparing them to the VB6 IDE!
But if Im a Microsoft OS coder and I contribute some code to the NT Kernel no one will know if I stole it from somewhere. Microsoft doesn't verify each of its coders contributions yeah?
"Torvalds' recent announcement that, in the future, Linux kernel contributors will have to certify the origins of their code before it can become part of the kernel."
Why?
Why do open source projects have to prove this for each piece of code? Proprietary projects dont have to do this right? But open source projects always have the code available for the world to check over.
Surely Linus should just accept any code and leave it up to any companys who own and IP it may infringe on to chase it up? Thats why we have patents, copyright etc right?
I cant believe that the SCO lawsuit and MS FUD has lead to this... extra work for Linus.... he should be left to concentrate on producing kernel code not dealing IP issues.
Fine, MS can continue to charge as much as they like for their OS, but from now on it should include the source code so we can check the codes "origins".
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Wow... I hadnt even noticed that images is gone...
I think that means you're right. It's a powerplay. Bill has rung Jeff and said "Hey Google is bad for us both".
For several reasons I tend to buy a lot of books from Amazon so I used the A9 site to gain my slice of Pi discount. I quite like the interface and it was giving me Google results anyway.
;-)
In case its relevant I'm in Australia.
I saw this change straight away... The "powered by Windows live" left a sick feeling in my stomach. So I switched immediately to the visible option for "powered by Google".
Today the Google option is no longer available. Even in the more choices section. I'm considering buying my books elsewhere.
Interestingly A9 has a "add your search engine" option which allows search engines to add there own API. So I'm hoping Google will use this to add back there excellent search engine
So does this mean they can distribute/publish just one application... say Outlook or a custom GUI app ... or does the windows applications require a full terminal services desktop? (And hence why wouldnt I just use terminal services directly)
Seems to only be available for download for Linux and Solaris, but the features list indicates that it can run Windows applications. Any ideas how they do this?
I dont want a "Media Centre PC". I dont want to have a PC with GB's of movies and TV shows. I want to be someone else to sort, manage them and back them up. I don't want a set top box that connects to my PC so I can watch this massive collection.
I want video on demand. I want my local video store or cable company or telco to manage all the GB's of TV shows and movies. But when I want to watch a movie, be it the latest flick staring Angelina Jolie, some old movie a friend recommended or a movie I've watch 50 times, I just want to select it from a list, pay my 50c (or maybe 4.95 for a new release?) and watch it (pause it, rewind it and maybe see some "making of" style doco).
I have to say I agree. Entering a song as the seed on Pandora seems yeild more songs like it, but entering an artist seems to choose one key song by that artists, which may or may not be your favourite, and use that as the seed.
In terms of the article, both Lastfm and Pandora seem to through up similar recommendations. My Oasis station on Pandora is currently playing the Black crowes who come in at #69 on the Oasis page on LastFm. But then again skipping to the next track on Pandora gives me Grant Lee Buffalo, which doesnt seem to be on the LastFm list at all...
For anyone who comes back and reads this thread...
For the record I bought a Nintendo DS.
While the form factor isnt quite as nice as the PSP you grow to like it.
And the deciding factor for me was the games. Mariocart, Advance Wars DS, FIFA2006 - and it plays my GBA games! (Street Fighter 2, Pokemon etc). There just didnt seem to be anything accept GTA on the PSP.
Okay... I got robbed. They took my PS2 (and games) and my GBA sp (and games)
... well it looks crap .. while the PSP looks so nice. Neither seems to have an games that grab my attention (although the DS has all the GBA games I love - Advance wars, Street Fighter II, Golden sun).
I've decided I'm not going to replace the PS2 - Im going to wait for the 3rd gen consoles or switch back to PC games (eg morrowind 4).
But I NEED my portable gaming... but Im in a situation - How do I spend my insurance money?... DS or PSP
Ive always been a Nintendo boy, but the DS
And no I dont give a crap about watching movies on a handheld as I use my laptop (or the nice little TV on the plane) for that.
Help...
Yes, but you phone wont read gmail via IMAP because gmail doesnt support it and it wont read it by POP3 because your phone doesnt have SSL.
The article is about gmail being accessable on mobile phones.
Check out aussie journalist Garth Montgomery's full coverage "kazaagate" site here
Including the full official court ruling as well
No I dont know him, but have found the site very insightful throughout the trial.
Can I imagine a better way to die?
Hell yes.
One of them involves Jessica and Ashlea simpson, me and a large tub of chocolate sauce.
I was about to say that the only way to stop phishing is to use RSA style hardware tokens.
;-)
(I mean a button that verifies the site?!... I can see all the phishing sites now... click this button and we will REALLY REALLY promise that we REALLY are your bank.. now please anwser these questions so we can rape your account... oops I mean check your identity...)
But then I thought why does it have to be hardware? Why cant a user just download a piece of software from their bank that syncs to their PC clock and generates token ID numbers the same as the physical RSA token? I mean most people leave their tokens next to their PC so if someone can get to your PC they can get to your token right?
I mean the phishers may get one or maybe even 2 token ID's, but with a good hash algorithm it wont be any use.
Even better idea... make it a browser plugin that handles it for the user automatically?!!
Man... I should patent this
Hmmm sounds like you need bugzilla. Just load each task as a bug?
Not really sure how it compares to mySql or postgres, but I loaded a 50+ million row table with a non index timestamp field to Cloudscape and MSSQL. Both took about 3 seconds to return a query returning a unique row (ie a row updated on a specific date and time) on this field on a 2ghz intel machine with 1GB RAM.
Firebird SQL was about the same. Next Im going to try HSQL.
I would be interested in anybody elses experiments?
This may be a dumb question, but how do you disable autoplay in Windows XP? I could do it in 95, 98 etc without a problem, but the option seems to be missing in XP?
Accept that this isnt free trade.
A free trade agreement should be this... anyone in our 2 countries can trade without resitriction.
Not... If you sell sugar to me I will charge 50% import tax on it (plus I will give incentives to my farmers to produce sugar so they can produce it below cost), but if I sell sugar to you I want you to charge 1% import tax on it.
Agree or I will declare you a terrorist and invade you arse.
Im only half way through downloading the v10 offical isos.... crap...
should probably get this or wait for the next "community" release...
My ISP - iinet in Perth Western Australia - blocks port 25 (SMTP) by default.
But, you can request to have it unblocked.
This seems to be a good way to prevent this kind of issue, but without breaking the open nature of the internet. Surely this could reduce this kind of problem?
I disagree.
OSS is not being embraced because its zero cost, but because you have the freedom to do what you like with the source.
For example the performance of Oracle in certain situations may be preferable to any of the zero cost DB's, even to the point of justifying the large expenditure, but if there is a bug you *really* need fixed or a feature you want to add, then you are dependent on Oracle to change the codebase - which could be an even bigger cost!
Of course java has the source code available for you to do this. The concern there is that may not always be the case.
Usually when people complain about IDEs they are comparing the VB6 IDE to something.
The VB6 ide WAS revolutionary. It allowed you to create an basic GUI app in minutes. But that has limited use in long run.
VS.net is not the same beast as the VB6 IDE. I find it and NetBeans to be comparable in terms of rapid app development. And neither VS.net or VB6 are any use at creating more complex GUI apps (try creating an image manipulation app).
On windows I use SciTE as THE editor or NetBeans if I'm doing java specifically. On Linux Kate or gEdit is fine for code editing and I use the command line or scripts(ant,make etc) for compiles.
Can everyone please stop judging languages and compilers by comparing them to the VB6 IDE!
Hmmm...
But if Im a Microsoft OS coder and I contribute some code to the NT Kernel no one will know if I stole it from somewhere. Microsoft doesn't verify each of its coders contributions yeah?
wow... I didnt know there was another version ;-)
One thing that stood out to me in this article:
"Torvalds' recent announcement that, in the future, Linux kernel contributors will have to certify the origins of their code before it can become part of the kernel."
Why?
Why do open source projects have to prove this for each piece of code? Proprietary projects dont have to do this right? But open source projects always have the code available for the world to check over.
Surely Linus should just accept any code and leave it up to any companys who own and IP it may infringe on to chase it up? Thats why we have patents, copyright etc right?
I cant believe that the SCO lawsuit and MS FUD has lead to this... extra work for Linus.... he should be left to concentrate on producing kernel code not dealing IP issues.
Fine, MS can continue to charge as much as they like for their OS, but from now on it should include the source code so we can check the codes "origins".
I heard "I think we're alone now" on the radio the other day....
;-)
I actually turned it up!
Yeap, thats about it.... The US is screwed and is now screwing the rest of the world...
Move along nothing to see here...