Why not teach them about/. and more specifically SLASHcode? That has most of what you want, just have them create the site in PHP with mysql.
I think by taking an example like this one, you'll end up with people that can make as complex as you need. Gods know, even Taco can't keep up with the code here anymore;)
I worked with systems for accounting, etc. and the best ones had screens that looked just like the forms people used.
That's why the "best" accounting packages for home all have screens that look like cheques and invoices and whatever. Don't make the person figure out what to do, make it so obvious they can't screw up.
Do that and make it easy to change fields and you'll have the best designed UI in the field.
I just want to know what the 5% that didn't score highly were. If this model uses the past hits and is wrong 5% of the time, doesn't that mean that 5% of the hits will be overlooked?
More like: you win the contest, they recruit you, you spend the rest of your life in a computer lab staring at code segments and being ignored by the guys drinking vodka martinis...
That's the big thing. The customs documentation and extra costs involved in declaration and shipping are just too big for as small a market as Canada is (I live in Canada).
Why bother getting and filling out the right forms for a small market with its own distribution chain?
There is a nice sample of what they're collecting in XML format. Well, it would be useful if it wasn't for the large block of encrypted into that they don't explain.
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if they're going to give a sample of the collected data, shouldn't they tell what's in that block?
Absoutely. I have a few games on mine but they're simple things to occupy me while waiting for a meeting in someobne else lobby. I have a book on it for plane rides when I don't want to work.
My Palm is a dayrunner with automatic backup. I'd be lost without it but if it's lost, I still ahve the data.
What people seem to get confused is that reduced choices is not a bad thing.
Choice is a requirement of freedom, to be sure. But don't confuse how many car manufacturers and models are out there as freedom of choice.
Freedom of choice is having at least 2 things to choose from. Ask yourself, do you really need a market with over 100 different car models (where half are a duplication of another with minor changes and a diferent name)
Do you really need 50 different types of bread? Marketers want you to think so, that way they can say their model is better and they can split the market.
In reality, if the fewer choices are all of good quality, then you don't need 50 or more.
If you are choosing something, you need just a few options that suit your needs and are adaptable. One or two models of car with a menu of options is fine. It does not infringe on DEMOCRACY to have fewer options and a better involved populous than a large number of options and a populous who is confused and unable to be educated on which is better.
Overall, if you have few options, you can educate yourself on how each is good and bad and make a decision for yourself from a position of strength.
But, of course, that's the last thing marketers and politicians want...
Nigel Beighton, who runs a research project for security firm Symantec that attempts to predict which vulnerabilities will be exploited next.
So Symantec has a full list of all vulenrabilities and is keeping that a secret. Then why does it take 3 days to get a Outlook patch to fix the latest vulnerability?
The k-lite codec pack found here should give you what you need. It's a whack of all the freeware codecs out there. Install it and if it still doesn't play, it's usually corrupt...
The data comes from the London-based mi2g Intelligence Unit, which has been collecting data on overt digital attacks since 1995 and verifying them. Its database has tracked more than 280,000 overt digital attacks and 7,900 hacker groups.
One of the reason re-makes/updates/clones are so popular is that people know what they're getting for their money.
I have a hard time going into the gaming store and plunking down my $$$ for a game I have barely (or not at all) heard of when I know I can buy the latest GTA or Warcraft or or or rather than an unkown which could be the best game ever or a complete waste of money. I'm not the only one.
If you want me to buy something new, then you had better make sure I've had a chance to see the gameplay and maybe even had a good demo. If I can DL a demo which isn't restricted beyond a limit on levels, then I'm going to be more likely to buy the game. But If all I've seen is reviewer screenshots, I'll go with something I know will be fun...
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Why not teach them about /. and more specifically SLASHcode? That has most of what you want, just have them create the site in PHP with mysql.
;)
I think by taking an example like this one, you'll end up with people that can make as complex as you need. Gods know, even Taco can't keep up with the code here anymore
I'm really tired of hearing of "Newly discover species" found by some guy from the western hemisphere that have been known by other regions forever.
How about saying "Western scientists, too lazy to ask around, stumble across a species well known outside their back yard"
It wasn't the internet, that just did a little.
It wa thousands of companies buying new computers all at once with new programs on them with new programmers to update them... and so on.
Also the huge 401k bulge in investment during that time flooded the stock market with cash.
Absolutely, yes!
I worked with systems for accounting, etc. and the best ones had screens that looked just like the forms people used.
That's why the "best" accounting packages for home all have screens that look like cheques and invoices and whatever. Don't make the person figure out what to do, make it so obvious they can't screw up.
Do that and make it easy to change fields and you'll have the best designed UI in the field.
I just want to know what the 5% that didn't score highly were. If this model uses the past hits and is wrong 5% of the time, doesn't that mean that 5% of the hits will be overlooked?
The DVD isn't on the list.
As HDTV made it and DVDs were invented in the past 25 years (and this is CNN, not Nature) it'll be #1.
More like: you win the contest, they recruit you, you spend the rest of your life in a computer lab staring at code segments and being ignored by the guys drinking vodka martinis...
They're website has been suspended by the hosting company. I think maybe somebody at M$ noticed the posting here...
That's the big thing. The customs documentation and extra costs involved in declaration and shipping are just too big for as small a market as Canada is (I live in Canada).
Why bother getting and filling out the right forms for a small market with its own distribution chain?
It's nice of all of us to give our old computers and other electronics to them, but what, exactly, will be done with them?
Are they truly being recycled? Will they be melted down for reusable metals or just scavenged for useful parts and the rest sent to a landfill?
If they're just going to landfill, I can do that at the curb...
The plug and play ID's are for the driver updates you can get through the site. It's tough to give you drivers if it can't ID the device...
There is a nice sample of what they're collecting in XML format. Well, it would be useful if it wasn't for the large block of encrypted into that they don't explain.
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if they're going to give a sample of the collected data, shouldn't they tell what's in that block?
Absoutely. I have a few games on mine but they're simple things to occupy me while waiting for a meeting in someobne else lobby. I have a book on it for plane rides when I don't want to work.
My Palm is a dayrunner with automatic backup. I'd be lost without it but if it's lost, I still ahve the data.
I congratulate you on your voice of reason.
And then you lose your notepad...
I use mine constantly. And the fact that the data is continuously backed up makes me happy.
Losing meeting notes, contacts, meetings, etc. just becuase I lost my datebook would keep me awake at night.
In Toronto (Canada), they have had vehicles that drive around town doing that for years. They say they recover thousands of vehicles a year.
I have no idea how they got my e-mail address but I got a spam on just this topic.
Strangely, I wasn't likely to sign up to matter what the cause.
What people seem to get confused is that reduced choices is not a bad thing.
Choice is a requirement of freedom, to be sure. But don't confuse how many car manufacturers and models are out there as freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is having at least 2 things to choose from. Ask yourself, do you really need a market with over 100 different car models (where half are a duplication of another with minor changes and a diferent name) Do you really need 50 different types of bread? Marketers want you to think so, that way they can say their model is better and they can split the market.
In reality, if the fewer choices are all of good quality, then you don't need 50 or more.
If you are choosing something, you need just a few options that suit your needs and are adaptable. One or two models of car with a menu of options is fine. It does not infringe on DEMOCRACY to have fewer options and a better involved populous than a large number of options and a populous who is confused and unable to be educated on which is better.
Overall, if you have few options, you can educate yourself on how each is good and bad and make a decision for yourself from a position of strength.
But, of course, that's the last thing marketers and politicians want...
Nigel Beighton, who runs a research project for security firm Symantec that attempts to predict which vulnerabilities will be exploited next.
So Symantec has a full list of all vulenrabilities and is keeping that a secret. Then why does it take 3 days to get a Outlook patch to fix the latest vulnerability?
Ah, another American geography student...
Ontario stretches from touching Detroit to the arctic circle. Sault Ste. Marie is ini the northern half of the province.
Get a map.
Why in the world would you want WinAmp under Linux?
xmms is far better and has all the functionality of WinAmp through the dozens of plugins available.
xmms has amazing sound, works natively with all of the kernel sound routines and actively whips the llama's ass.
The k-lite codec pack found here should give you what you need. It's a whack of all the freeware codecs out there. Install it and if it still doesn't play, it's usually corrupt...
Nethack has been doing that since the beginning. You never want to play on Friday the 13th....
I still say them when I'm hungry
Wizard needs food, badly
Elf shot the food
Read the article!
The data comes from the London-based mi2g Intelligence Unit, which has been collecting data on overt digital attacks since 1995 and verifying them. Its database has tracked more than 280,000 overt digital attacks and 7,900 hacker groups.
One of the reason re-makes/updates/clones are so popular is that people know what they're getting for their money.
I have a hard time going into the gaming store and plunking down my $$$ for a game I have barely (or not at all) heard of when I know I can buy the latest GTA or Warcraft or or or rather than an unkown which could be the best game ever or a complete waste of money. I'm not the only one.
If you want me to buy something new, then you had better make sure I've had a chance to see the gameplay and maybe even had a good demo. If I can DL a demo which isn't restricted beyond a limit on levels, then I'm going to be more likely to buy the game. But If all I've seen is reviewer screenshots, I'll go with something I know will be fun...