Are you saying that PostgresSQL, Firebird may have better source quality because of their background? They may have better codebase but far longer history and commercial background does not equal good source quality. Some might say it's actually the opposite.
It goes side by side with the story about MS's worst nightmare being the web as the next platform. In order for this to happen, the web needs to become truely standard across all browsers and platforms. This will not happen with IE the way it is. Google being a major player in that nightmare, needs to make sure MS's handle on proprietary web technologies ends soon. This can be achieved by helping Opera and Firefox which is exactly what they are doing.
And according to this Internet Archive they did in fact had a gMAIL product of sort back in May 2002. Earliest archive of that page is actually from November 2000.
Like many have said, it depends on what you want to do. I learned most of the topics he listed at a community college's 3 year program as well as self taught myself some other ones. This helped me gain a superficial understanding of programming enough to get me a job as a developer making just below "ok" money. I am now a senior developer and think I've pretty much hit a wall in knowledge and experience (and why I'm planning to go to University to obtain my CS degree). The way i see it is that anyone with a passion for the subject should have no trouble in picking up those languages with minimal formal education. It's a whole other game when you want to learn/work with the science behind those subjects and apply them to your career even as those languages change from year to year.
I know this is an extreme example but take the latest Google high profile employee. If you wish to accomplish a fraction of what Mr. Cerf has done and still be relevant in the field when you are 60 years old, learning the languages without an understanding of the Science behind the field is just not going to cut it.
Add to that the fact that Slashdot is moving to css, Apple using Intel, Apple Shipping 2 Button Mice, Debian 3.1 was released and this year seems to be turning into be the pivotal point for hell to hold the winter olympics.
Streaming! Forget the hard drive. (If bandwith gets to be cheap enough.. ha!) I'll be able to finally stream music from my home pc to my car while I'm on the road..
Slashdot Mirror
are helping PHP move from being a micky mouse scripting tool for joe web designer's guestbook to a tool used to create full blown web applications.
PB, based in Sweden, has some fun to read legal threats from Microsoft, Dreamworks, EA, White Stripes, etc. along with PB's responses.
Site seems slow already, the story is also covered here: http://p2pnet.net/story/6620
I have to say that I, for one, welcome our new global warming overlords
If the only parties you attend to are with your mom and/or dad, you won't need a database to tell you there are 0 results if you do:
WHERE sender_gender='F' AND sender <> 'mom' AND subject like '%party%'
Not to mention that installation is way too easy..
Because Microsoft is well .. Microsoft. Recent history has taught us that laws and regulations don't seem to apply to them.
The same thing is said every time Google releases a new service and I have yet to see a serious abuse from them.
Click here to read the ending of this story.
Isn't that the main point of an open format document? To make it easier for the involved parties to interact!
Are you saying that PostgresSQL, Firebird may have better source quality because of their background? They may have better codebase but far longer history and commercial background does not equal good source quality. Some might say it's actually the opposite.
I think I speak for the many peruvian geeks reading /. today when I say ..
VIVA EL PERU CARAJO!
"Thanks to Google"
It goes side by side with the story about MS's worst nightmare being the web as the next platform. In order for this to happen, the web needs to become truely standard across all browsers and platforms. This will not happen with IE the way it is. Google being a major player in that nightmare, needs to make sure MS's handle on proprietary web technologies ends soon. This can be achieved by helping Opera and Firefox which is exactly what they are doing.
Another beauty..
Worm - this is a virus that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network.
Is this a joke?
Make no mistake, IE is not free. It is as free as the bread they serve you at restaurants (stale, cold, moldy bread at that).
Just like those two announced their VoIP service was to be released soon. Nothing comparable to vonage/primus yet.
Yes i know about Roger's home phone thing but no, it's not the same.
They are either manually categorizing some of these blogs or their algorithm does a pretty good job at detecting the type of content.
Out of curiosity I typed my nickname "loconet" and it pulled up related posts on my blog with the related blogs area describing my little blog as:
"geek insight"
ha! I am proud to be labeled as a geek with insight to say the least..although I'm not sure about the latter part.
Ah.. mind you, they seem to be a totally different company than the one from TFA.
And according to this Internet Archive they did in fact had a gMAIL product of sort back in May 2002. Earliest archive of that page is actually from November 2000.
Like many have said, it depends on what you want to do. I learned most of the topics he listed at a community college's 3 year program as well as self taught myself some other ones. This helped me gain a superficial understanding of programming enough to get me a job as a developer making just below "ok" money. I am now a senior developer and think I've pretty much hit a wall in knowledge and experience (and why I'm planning to go to University to obtain my CS degree). The way i see it is that anyone with a passion for the subject should have no trouble in picking up those languages with minimal formal education. It's a whole other game when you want to learn/work with the science behind those subjects and apply them to your career even as those languages change from year to year.
I know this is an extreme example but take the latest Google high profile employee. If you wish to accomplish a fraction of what Mr. Cerf has done and still be relevant in the field when you are 60 years old, learning the languages without an understanding of the Science behind the field is just not going to cut it.
me too. I thought self building would have made more sense.
VoIP auctions?
Add to that the fact that Slashdot is moving to css, Apple using Intel, Apple Shipping 2 Button Mice, Debian 3.1 was released and this year seems to be turning into be the pivotal point for hell to hold the winter olympics.
"MS's SQL server is a total joke"
Care to elaborate? I've heard from many ex MySQL/PSQL users that MS SQL is far from a joke. I guess they are wrong? What makes MS's SQL server a joke?
Streaming! Forget the hard drive. (If bandwith gets to be cheap enough .. ha!) I'll be able to finally stream music from my home pc to my car while I'm on the road..