I used to be able to get a view of comments in Times on a white background with no superfluous styling at all. I'd like to be able to get back to that.
I'm in the UK so am excluded from this offer but, to me, the idea of a low-cost laptop with wifi running Linux that is designed for kids to bash around sounds like a very attractive way to introduce my kids to computers.
Postgres: Lacks binary distribution for all the supported plataforms.[sic]
MySQL: There are binary distribution for most of the supported plataforms.
These statements convey the same information but that the author has presented them in different lights suggests to me a premeditated bias in favour of MySQL.
When I meet someone at work, if I'm at my desk at least, I pop open a term and as they walk away I type out their name five or six times while looking at them. Works for me.
There's an article out there somewhere about "how to tell a good Perl book from a bad Perl book," which I thought was by Mark Jason Dominus, but I can't seem to find it at the moment.
Does this mean I can sue Dr. Nick Evans [drnickevans.com] for stealing my domain name?
I know that this is Slashdot and no one reads the articles before spewing out their uninformed knee-jerk reactions but here's a quick summary for you all:
Mike Rowe was not sued; he has been sent a letter in the mail.
It had nothing to do with copyright.
He was obviously trying to be a smart-ass anyway but, since he has now blown his fifteen minutes of fame advertising to the world that he is a dork, at least he can now return to his homework.
So, as usual the headline has fuck-all to do with the (lack of) story. I suppose all that remains is for it to be posted again so the cycle can begin afresh.
Finally the one about re-usable objects. Maybe sourceforge and open source projects like Apache are as close as we can get. In 94 I remember everyone figures there'd be online libraries where one could download whatever component was needed. Hah!
I appreciate that the article doesn't really tell us anything but the features that Mr Nadal is so `wowed' by are all currently available on the computer I have.
Reminds me of the saying ``Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to reinvent it, poorly''.
As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see that site will stop serving pages in approximately two minutes.
Of course, they probably know that already;)
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It's like the absurdity of cancer therapies that can't be tried on terminally patients because they might have side effects.
Insightful point indeed. Presumably you make this from the perspective of someone who has watched a loved one suffering from terminal cancer be pumped full of toxic chemicals to the very limit of their mortal capabilities and then subjected to near-fatal doses of radiation in an attempt to lengthen their existance?
Given these circumstances, it is baffling that patients aren't queuing up to be guniea-pigs for the less `conservative' experimental therapies.
My experience is that pages designed with css standards in mind almost never look ok in explorer.
Quite. We have witnessed an effective reversal where most of us originally worked in a world where IE seemed okay but Netscape was a major headache whereas now you develop your interface, check it on all the browsers you have installed...fine, then try Internet Explorer...yikes...five hours work...
I work for a small software/web company located about half an hour outside of London
About six months ago, it was decided that all technical members of staff would be allowed to work from home whenever they wanted as long as they weren't supposed to be in a meeting or something.
About half of the staff here have never bothered doing this; I have tried it a few times but usually come in. Why?
While it might sound great, it is actually pretty depressing seeing what goes on in your street during the day.
You just get a call on your cellphone every five minutes about some trivial query that would usually be shouted across the office.
You inevitably need some essential item that you have left on your desk.
If I, personally, work from home my wife expects me to have fully cleaned the house and prepared dinner when she gets back.
In short, you can keep it. I'm friends with the guys I work with and I like taking my lunch at a pub on the side of the Thames...
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Self-awareness ftw.
When presenting software, many fail to contextualise the relevance of the developments they present.
Always be clear to state the user story and try to make it as cool as you thought it was when you were thinking it up.
I coach guys that work for me in presentation and I tell them always to include "what we're doing", "why we're doing it" and "who we're doing it for".
I used to be able to get a view of comments in Times on a white background with no superfluous styling at all. I'd like to be able to get back to that.
What exactly is the difference between one end of a football and the other?
Fry writes a weekly column in The Guardian on consumer tech issues called 'Dork Talk'.
It is typically quite entertaining and he has frequently hinted at his interest in FSF work in the past.
I'm in the UK so am excluded from this offer but, to me, the idea of a low-cost laptop with wifi running Linux that is designed for kids to bash around sounds like a very attractive way to introduce my kids to computers.
Kinda lost interest when you said that.
From the comparison table:
These statements convey the same information but that the author has presented them in different lights suggests to me a premeditated bias in favour of MySQL.
See also MC Paul Barman's Paullelujah! album.
Same here
When I meet someone at work, if I'm at my desk at least, I pop open a term and as they walk away I type out their name five or six times while looking at them. Works for me.
You're maybe talking about Michael Schwern's Perl book litmus test.
There is this protocol for transferring files. Can't remember what they call it though ;)
4 minutes later...it is time to slashdot this article...
Given that they have now changed the name of this fine product on two occasions, surely one more can do no harm?
That being the case, I strongly suggest taking a leaf out of the Microsoft Mindshare Handbook and calling it simply `Browser'.
Just think about the impact that would have on the Windows desktop for a minute.
I know that this is Slashdot and no one reads the articles before spewing out their uninformed knee-jerk reactions but here's a quick summary for you all:
So, as usual the headline has fuck-all to do with the (lack of) story. I suppose all that remains is for it to be posted again so the cycle can begin afresh.
Moveable Type is pretty cool but surely, like, printing was more important?
CPAN springs to mind.
It's the qt-mt library that has to be at least version 3. Sarge is currently on 2.5 or something.
The PNG transparency issue is one that has been addressed by Microsoft, albeit in a way that is so fucking ugly it can only have come from them.
I appreciate that the article doesn't really tell us anything but the features that Mr Nadal is so `wowed' by are all currently available on the computer I have.
Reminds me of the saying ``Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to reinvent it, poorly''.
As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see that site will stop serving pages in approximately two minutes.
;)
Of course, they probably know that already
Insightful point indeed. Presumably you make this from the perspective of someone who has watched a loved one suffering from terminal cancer be pumped full of toxic chemicals to the very limit of their mortal capabilities and then subjected to near-fatal doses of radiation in an attempt to lengthen their existance?
Given these circumstances, it is baffling that patients aren't queuing up to be guniea-pigs for the less `conservative' experimental therapies.
Seriously
I'v had enough of seeing articles that want me to click through x-amount of links just so that I see all of their advertisments.
I can live without this; I don't even care.
Quite. We have witnessed an effective reversal where most of us originally worked in a world where IE seemed okay but Netscape was a major headache whereas now you develop your interface, check it on all the browsers you have installed...fine, then try Internet Explorer...yikes...five hours work...
I work for a small software/web company located about half an hour outside of London
About six months ago, it was decided that all technical members of staff would be allowed to work from home whenever they wanted as long as they weren't supposed to be in a meeting or something.
About half of the staff here have never bothered doing this; I have tried it a few times but usually come in. Why?
In short, you can keep it. I'm friends with the guys I work with and I like taking my lunch at a pub on the side of the Thames...