Hell, IPv6 has been a standard for 15 years, and hardly anyone uses it.
But we can't deploy standards, only implementations.
Windows 7, OSX Lion, and Fedora 16 will all handle IPv6 properly. Previous versions all have certain problems that need workarounds, and it's probably not worthwhile for most users if there are corner cases to worry about. And if you're not on an expensive commercial Internet pipe, you can't even get IPv6, except in limited trial locations for the big ISP's.
When Windows 7 is where Windows XP is now, people will move over. But, hey, we've reached a real milestone where now it's all possible, so, yay 2011.
Don't feed the "the fate of the entire organization hinges on the one (mis)feature I care about" troll. Especially one who can't set maxRichResults in about:config.
If it was possible to do this in software to begin with, and they knew the images were "controversial" to begin with, why the hell didn't they just do this from the very beginning?
Because it's all about behavioral conditioning, not safety.
2. Those who aren't willing to pack a second monitor with them but are will to pack a 4.5kg laptop, and
Right, and where AC power isn't available (sometimes laptops are used in the field).
It's a narrow subset of the market, but, hey it's a huge market, so if the company is well-run they should do fine. They should also be able to command whatever price they want, as this market is likely thirsting for such a product.
Don't forget about your gasoline expenditure, or your time. In many instances, I find Amazon's used market less expensive than the 'free' local library, plus I've got a handy reference library now (oddly enough, not everything is on the Internet).
You have good fortune if your test cases reflect all of the possible scenarios your customers might subject your software to. Most developers don't get to work with such a narrow constraint.
yeah, they died because people went and dog-eared their books without buying them.
I don't approve of his practice, but actually the big booksellers have all their inventory on consignment, so they probably don't care. That's why they were able to crush the local booksellers so easily, who had to purchase their inventory.
For now. I do like my local used book store, but it's a 20 minute drive each way for me, and their selection is necessarily limited, largely towards best-sellers and self-help books (high turnover types, I imagine). They sell for half of the list price, and split that 50/50 with the consigner.
By contrast, Amazon can offer me any used book, usually for much less, and have it mailed to me for $4. The reviews are better than browsing in almost every case.
If I needed to open a used book store today, I'd focus on children's books, where exploration and browsing are actually essential.
In fact, as long as clicking them works, it really doesn't matter how long they are.
Right, and shorteners are frequently used when communicating over non-clickable media (phone, print, etc.) Think of it as as technology bridge with decent ergonomics.
Thanks largely to Twitter, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist (even text messages can be larger than 140 characters now on any modern phone).
I just wrote a letter yesterday (distribution to ~100 people) which includes a link to an online calendar. I don't control that infrastructure, and the original URL was about 80 characters long. I included an is.gd URL in the letter so people only have to type about 10 characters to see the calendar.
There's hardly a middle ground, since either middle will soon gravitate to one end of the spectrum.
Think about that for a moment. Corporations are creations of the State. Beat back the State to the hole is crawled out of, and you don't have corporations to worry about.
Said another way, we already have white roofs in cold climates in the winter because the snow makes the shingle color irrelevant.
A dirty little secret of the Global Warming debate is that in Northern climates it would make more sense to completely deforest the land, for the increased albedo reflectivity of the snowfall, than to allow those forests to continue to grow to absorb a small amount of carbon.
Wouldn't it be cool if there is some kind of paint that turns white when it gets hot and black when it gets cold?
There is, I looked into it a few years ago. Thermochromatic roofs are very expensive, but about to come off-patent in a few years.
All the people who believe in AGW should pool their money and buy the patents outright - IIRC it was a small Canadian roofing manufacturer who owned it.
You and I seem to have the same homeownership strategy... all of what he said x2.
Due to the construction method of my house (modular, very wide central supports), I did a 'Boston ridge'. Still not too hard a project for the mechanically inclined. Speaking of the incline, get some good boots before doing much roof work.
>>explain to me why we need that much overlap? i understand the different roles that each branch fills.. but there is zero reason why each of them can't use the same data center.
How do you know Neanderthals were genetically inferior?
Just look at their cave paintings - there were always quoting the last story and forgetting to see if their proper clipboard got pasted.
Slashdot Mirror
Because most slashdot users still have their first computer in a corner or in the attic
hey! ... someday I'm going to resurrect that thing.
Seriously... my experience with sata multipliers has been that they should be avoided at all costs.
SAS multipliers with SATA drives is a better risk/cost balance, for the general case.
Hell, IPv6 has been a standard for 15 years, and hardly anyone uses it.
But we can't deploy standards, only implementations.
Windows 7, OSX Lion, and Fedora 16 will all handle IPv6 properly. Previous versions all have certain problems that need workarounds, and it's probably not worthwhile for most users if there are corner cases to worry about. And if you're not on an expensive commercial Internet pipe, you can't even get IPv6, except in limited trial locations for the big ISP's.
When Windows 7 is where Windows XP is now, people will move over. But, hey, we've reached a real milestone where now it's all possible, so, yay 2011.
Don't feed the "the fate of the entire organization hinges on the one (mis)feature I care about" troll. Especially one who can't set maxRichResults in about:config.
If it was possible to do this in software to begin with, and they knew the images were "controversial" to begin with, why the hell didn't they just do this from the very beginning?
Because it's all about behavioral conditioning, not safety.
2. Those who aren't willing to pack a second monitor with them but are will to pack a 4.5kg laptop, and
Right, and where AC power isn't available (sometimes laptops are used in the field).
It's a narrow subset of the market, but, hey it's a huge market, so if the company is well-run they should do fine. They should also be able to command whatever price they want, as this market is likely thirsting for such a product.
But neither of those help somebody with a piece of paper in their hands get to a URL.
It's valid, it's just less than ideal. Much less than ideal.
What would be better? I'm open to suggestions.
So, what you're saying is that the secret to a successful bookstore is - to sell books?
Sorry, bub, show me your MBA.
and no due dates to worry about
Don't forget about your gasoline expenditure, or your time. In many instances, I find Amazon's used market less expensive than the 'free' local library, plus I've got a handy reference library now (oddly enough, not everything is on the Internet).
the slashdot user formally known as 'twitter'
Hell, I wish somebody had started a VC-funded website called bill_mcgonigle and I was living on the beach on the settlement money!
You have good fortune if your test cases reflect all of the possible scenarios your customers might subject your software to. Most developers don't get to work with such a narrow constraint.
yeah, they died because people went and dog-eared their books without buying them.
I don't approve of his practice, but actually the big booksellers have all their inventory on consignment, so they probably don't care. That's why they were able to crush the local booksellers so easily, who had to purchase their inventory.
Selling used books is a viable alternative.
For now. I do like my local used book store, but it's a 20 minute drive each way for me, and their selection is necessarily limited, largely towards best-sellers and self-help books (high turnover types, I imagine). They sell for half of the list price, and split that 50/50 with the consigner.
By contrast, Amazon can offer me any used book, usually for much less, and have it mailed to me for $4. The reviews are better than browsing in almost every case.
If I needed to open a used book store today, I'd focus on children's books, where exploration and browsing are actually essential.
Every time you use bit.ly, Gaddafi kills a freedom fighter.
Why does anyone care about saving 3 characters of space!?
Because typing long strings of characters is boring, tedious, and error prone.
I know, I used to enter multi-page listings of machine code from Run magazine.
In fact, as long as clicking them works, it really doesn't matter how long they are.
Right, and shorteners are frequently used when communicating over non-clickable media (phone, print, etc.) Think of it as as technology bridge with decent ergonomics.
Thanks largely to Twitter, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist (even text messages can be larger than 140 characters now on any modern phone).
I just wrote a letter yesterday (distribution to ~100 people) which includes a link to an online calendar. I don't control that infrastructure, and the original URL was about 80 characters long. I included an is.gd URL in the letter so people only have to type about 10 characters to see the calendar.
Why is this not a valid solution?
Not trying to troll here, but why would one use GNU Hurd? What does it offer over Linux?
GPLv3. For certain corner cases, the patent protections might be worth the effort.
There's hardly a middle ground, since either middle will soon gravitate to one end of the spectrum.
Think about that for a moment. Corporations are creations of the State. Beat back the State to the hole is crawled out of, and you don't have corporations to worry about.
Said another way, we already have white roofs in cold climates in the winter because the snow makes the shingle color irrelevant.
A dirty little secret of the Global Warming debate is that in Northern climates it would make more sense to completely deforest the land, for the increased albedo reflectivity of the snowfall, than to allow those forests to continue to grow to absorb a small amount of carbon.
Wouldn't it be cool if there is some kind of paint that turns white when it gets hot and black when it gets cold?
There is, I looked into it a few years ago. Thermochromatic roofs are very expensive, but about to come off-patent in a few years.
All the people who believe in AGW should pool their money and buy the patents outright - IIRC it was a small Canadian roofing manufacturer who owned it.
You and I seem to have the same homeownership strategy... all of what he said x2.
Due to the construction method of my house (modular, very wide central supports), I did a 'Boston ridge'. Still not too hard a project for the mechanically inclined. Speaking of the incline, get some good boots before doing much roof work.
So what you're saying is that it's really production and not spending that drives an economy?
Witch! Burn her! (with a pile of Bernanke's worthless paper, for emphasis).
How do you know Neanderthals were genetically inferior?
Just look at their cave paintings - there were always quoting the last story and forgetting to see if their proper clipboard got pasted.