Tip #1: Don't have your domain registered with the same people who do your hosting. If you have some type of dispute with them, you're gonna be _especially_ screwed.
Tip #2: Just say 'no' to GoDaddy, for either of the two above mentioned services.
Tip #3: I've had good luck with Dotster for domain registration, but have had better luck with name.com recently, and moved all my domain registrations over to them.
Tip #4: Dreamhost for the hosting, though I honestly don't have any experience with them for high-volume hosting. There's a difference, though, between inexpensive hosting and high-volume hosting, and you'd best just learn that right now. You're not going to find cheap $11/mo hosting that scales. If you want scalability, you should at least _start_ with VPS hosting, and move up from there. That's a different class of hosting than shared hosting, and those two train tracks don't end up in the same town, ya dig? I _really_ like all of Dreamhosts's custom management stuff. One-click install 'Goodies', etc = a LOT of time saved. Way easier than CPanel, etc. I've been using Dreamhost for very low-volume sites for around a decade or so, and have had no major issues, and few enough minor issues to count on two hands (that's with a decade of service). YMMV, of course.
And no, I have no affiliation with any of the above-mentioned companies.
Another to avoid: Matrosity (rhymes with atrocity for a reason).
If you want to USE Java in an actual job, you might look at the industry you're wanting to be in. By far the most interesting use of Java (to me) is in Android app development. And, like everyone else said, start writing actual code. There is no substitute for that.
A superphone with a 1TB SSD in it. Plug it into a dock at home with your huge screen, keyboard and mouse, and take it with you when you go. Rsync when you connect to the dock, which replicates to your off-site storage. Easy-peasy. With 1-2gHz dual-core (and quad core, according to NEC) smartphones coming out this year, the vast majority of computer users won't require anything more. Rock on.
>> Also in regards to your point, cartridges are tough whereas optical media is wimpy little girly men.
You drop a cart and it'll survive. I'm sure gamers would appreciate the extra durability...
Yeah, but you can throw optical discs and behead zombies if you're good enough. A cartridge requires much more strength, and is therefore useless during a zombie outbreak. Always plan for the worst-case scenario, dude.
The worst thing about the Apple III was that Apple stopped pushing Apple II development
Indeed. The Apple ][ line was pretty brilliant for its time, even when the field was varied (C64 vs Atari 800 vs Apple ][), it stood out as by far the most expandable, though it was also the most expensive. The//GS was a halfhearted attempt to match the Amiga, but it failed miserably. Every one of those 8-bit machines died a horrible death due to mismanagement. The only 8-bit machine that got a good upgrade was the C64 going to the C128D, really. The Atari platform was technically the most sophisticated (Jay Miner's precursor to his later Amiga), but Atari had no clue how to keep the 8-bit platform going, and later abandoned it for the 16-bit ST line. Commodore displayed by far the most incompetent handling of technology (close second to IBM with OS/2, though) with the Amiga. 10 years ahead of its time, and they just pissed it away. So sad! And Jobs obsession with black and white, ridiculously-overpriced computers (the Mac, then later the NeXT) doomed the Apple ][ line. So many could've beens. I'd love to get a peek at what happened in alternate universes where things went as they could've. I can imagine an Atari 1600 running a 14-20mHz WDC65c816, later morphing into a 32-bit then 64-bit variant, all running more and more sophisticated versions based on the original Amiga OS.
The Seattle Metro Area is well covered by Clearwire 4G WiMax. It will beat the pants off of anything DSL does.
ClearWire. Jesus Christ.
Okay, you go out and get some specs on bandwidth and pingtime on WiMax, then you come back here and apologize for being an idiot, okay? We're talking about fiber connections, not wireless, which is in a completely different league.
The east half of Seattle (Redmond and neighboring) can get Verizon FiOS
Uh, a small portion of the east side can get FiOS. I'm in downtown Bellevue, and I can't get it. You have to go up to frickin' Bothell (boonies) to get it. Really useful deployment.:(
Let's not be hasty here. Emmerich has done a lot of movies, some of them have to be good. *takes a quick stroll over to IMDB* Well, shit. Guess we're boned, eh?
Um...Stargate? Moon 44?
I thought Independence Day was stupid, yeah, but it was _fun_, as was Day After Tomorrow and his version of Godzilla was fun, too (though obviously it had big problems).
RePC. There's one in Seattle south of the stadiums, plus it has a computer history museum inside of it with lots of seriously old machines on display. There is another RePC (sans museum) in Tukwila, south of Seattle.
Never seen traffic walk signs there before, but I've seen basically everything else shown here on sale at RePC, though the prices seem better than at RePC.
I picked up a C64C with some floppy drives, some monitors to go with old 8-bit machines, an Apple//GS, and some other stuff. Those machines are seriously cheap nowadays.
Pleiades - the 'Seven Sisters', is one of the most beautiful of astronomical sights, at least to me. It also covers a large part of the sky, so should be easy to find and certainly doesn't require a bit scope to see well.
You might also see if there are any visible comets going by at the time you do this; that would be fun.
>> Never underestimate the bandwidth of an ostrich carrying a pack of SSDs. > yes, but the latency is awful!
Yeah, and it's more of a UDP than a TCP connection, too. When they stick their head in the sand, you could be waiting a _long_ time for your data. *shrug* Still, it's funny to think of what the NSA has to go through to catch them to tap your communications.:)
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Dude, you forgot your braces!
Oh, right, Python...nevermind.
Spam, spam, spam, braces and spam. Hold the braces.
Screw that - go with D. Performance *and* syntactical sugar. Two great tastes that taste great together.
Tip #1: Don't have your domain registered with the same people who do your hosting. If you have some type of dispute with them, you're gonna be _especially_ screwed.
Tip #2: Just say 'no' to GoDaddy, for either of the two above mentioned services.
Tip #3: I've had good luck with Dotster for domain registration, but have had better luck with name.com recently, and moved all my domain registrations over to them.
Tip #4: Dreamhost for the hosting, though I honestly don't have any experience with them for high-volume hosting. There's a difference, though, between inexpensive hosting and high-volume hosting, and you'd best just learn that right now. You're not going to find cheap $11/mo hosting that scales. If you want scalability, you should at least _start_ with VPS hosting, and move up from there. That's a different class of hosting than shared hosting, and those two train tracks don't end up in the same town, ya dig? I _really_ like all of Dreamhosts's custom management stuff. One-click install 'Goodies', etc = a LOT of time saved. Way easier than CPanel, etc. I've been using Dreamhost for very low-volume sites for around a decade or so, and have had no major issues, and few enough minor issues to count on two hands (that's with a decade of service). YMMV, of course.
And no, I have no affiliation with any of the above-mentioned companies.
Another to avoid: Matrosity (rhymes with atrocity for a reason).
This reminds me of the beginning of Logan's Run.
If you want to USE Java in an actual job, you might look at the industry you're wanting to be in. By far the most interesting use of Java (to me) is in Android app development. And, like everyone else said, start writing actual code. There is no substitute for that.
"Insisting on absolute safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world."
- Mary Shafer, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Keep digging that hole for yourself, Apple. It'll save Android from having to do the heavy lifting.
A superphone with a 1TB SSD in it. Plug it into a dock at home with your huge screen, keyboard and mouse, and take it with you when you go. Rsync when you connect to the dock, which replicates to your off-site storage. Easy-peasy. With 1-2gHz dual-core (and quad core, according to NEC) smartphones coming out this year, the vast majority of computer users won't require anything more. Rock on.
>> Also in regards to your point, cartridges are tough whereas optical media is wimpy little girly men.
You drop a cart and it'll survive. I'm sure gamers would appreciate the extra durability...
Yeah, but you can throw optical discs and behead zombies if you're good enough. A cartridge requires much more strength, and is therefore useless during a zombie outbreak. Always plan for the worst-case scenario, dude.
Rule #1: Cardio
The worst thing about the Apple III was that Apple stopped pushing Apple II development
Indeed. The Apple ][ line was pretty brilliant for its time, even when the field was varied (C64 vs Atari 800 vs Apple ][), it stood out as by far the most expandable, though it was also the most expensive. The //GS was a halfhearted attempt to match the Amiga, but it failed miserably. Every one of those 8-bit machines died a horrible death due to mismanagement. The only 8-bit machine that got a good upgrade was the C64 going to the C128D, really. The Atari platform was technically the most sophisticated (Jay Miner's precursor to his later Amiga), but Atari had no clue how to keep the 8-bit platform going, and later abandoned it for the 16-bit ST line. Commodore displayed by far the most incompetent handling of technology (close second to IBM with OS/2, though) with the Amiga. 10 years ahead of its time, and they just pissed it away. So sad! And Jobs obsession with black and white, ridiculously-overpriced computers (the Mac, then later the NeXT) doomed the Apple ][ line. So many could've beens. I'd love to get a peek at what happened in alternate universes where things went as they could've. I can imagine an Atari 1600 running a 14-20mHz WDC65c816, later morphing into a 32-bit then 64-bit variant, all running more and more sophisticated versions based on the original Amiga OS.
*shrug* Ah, well.
"32GB is enough for anyone".
As long as we're talking about RAM, and we confine it to this decade, that's _probably_ correct, for the mainstream user. :)
Probably.
Wait, so Xe is Blackwater-- the raping, massacring, fraudulent, Christian-crusader, genocidal war profiteers?
Yes. They added the 'x' so they could be more xTreme (to the maX).
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> Norway:
> Pickled Herring
Contrary to popular belief, it is a dish not a torture method.
Propaganda! :)
The Seattle Metro Area is well covered by Clearwire 4G WiMax. It will beat the pants off of anything DSL does.
ClearWire. Jesus Christ.
Okay, you go out and get some specs on bandwidth and pingtime on WiMax, then you come back here and apologize for being an idiot, okay? We're talking about fiber connections, not wireless, which is in a completely different league.
For someone claiming to not be a third world country, you do wonderful impressions. Here in Norway
Hmm:
U.S.:
crappy broadband
Norway:
Pickled Herring
You keep your third world comments to yourself, 'kay? :)
The east half of Seattle (Redmond and neighboring) can get Verizon FiOS
Uh, a small portion of the east side can get FiOS. I'm in downtown Bellevue, and I can't get it. You have to go up to frickin' Bothell (boonies) to get it. Really useful deployment. :(
Hey, this topic reminds me of a joke I came up with the other day:
Q: Why do white trash prefer to use MySpace instead of Facebook? :)
A: Because Facebook has the word 'book' in it!
Let's not be hasty here. Emmerich has done a lot of movies, some of them have to be good.
*takes a quick stroll over to IMDB*
Well, shit. Guess we're boned, eh?
Um...Stargate? Moon 44?
I thought Independence Day was stupid, yeah, but it was _fun_, as was Day After Tomorrow and his version of Godzilla was fun, too (though obviously it had big problems).
I learned 68000 assembler on a Atari 1040 later I remember having a C programming environment in a 400K ramdisk (sozobon?).
Atari ST sucks! Amiga Forever!
(just getting into the spirit of things... :)
RePC. There's one in Seattle south of the stadiums, plus it has a computer history museum inside of it with lots of seriously old machines on display. There is another RePC (sans museum) in Tukwila, south of Seattle.
Never seen traffic walk signs there before, but I've seen basically everything else shown here on sale at RePC, though the prices seem better than at RePC.
I picked up a C64C with some floppy drives, some monitors to go with old 8-bit machines, an Apple //GS, and some other stuff. Those machines are seriously cheap nowadays.
Answer: Shortly after Google owns the fiber to everyone's home.
"Everything is proceeding as Google has foreseen."
"Your lust for bandwidth is your weakness."
"Your faith in Google is yours."
"Give IN to the bandwidth!"
That's it, man, I'm moving to Planet Ten!
Pleiades - the 'Seven Sisters', is one of the most beautiful of astronomical sights, at least to me. It also covers a large part of the sky, so should be easy to find and certainly doesn't require a bit scope to see well.
You might also see if there are any visible comets going by at the time you do this; that would be fun.
>> Never underestimate the bandwidth of an ostrich carrying a pack of SSDs.
> yes, but the latency is awful!
Yeah, and it's more of a UDP than a TCP connection, too. When they stick their head in the sand, you could be waiting a _long_ time for your data. *shrug* Still, it's funny to think of what the NSA has to go through to catch them to tap your communications. :)
I sense a lot of upgrades needed before I could even come close to taking full advantage of a 1Gbps line.
That's called 'incentivizing'. :)
Ostrich farming.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of an ostrich carrying a pack of SSDs.