Kids these days, with their fancy 4-digit UIDs. Why, back in my day, wild speculation was all we had, and we were grateful. Doesn't anyone show any respect anymore?
The whole machine locked solid when the RAID unit died? That's not terribly useful, either...
If the root filesystem's on the RAID, then yeah, the whole OS will crash. However, he didn't say the whole machine locked solid, just that the "db server appeared to have locked up", which could simply mean a monitoring application showed the database server software was no longer responding to queries. It's quite possible the OS was running fine, but how is the database server supposed to respond to queries when the data it needs to respond with can't be reached?
and as for straightforward apps: er, have you seen the standard M$ interfaces? what makes you think your idea of straightforward bears any relation to the definition in redmond?
Read some basic principles of user interface design here.
seriously: wizards do serve a purpose, for the AOL other "training wheels needed" crowd. it's not unlike the big, friendly instructions most PC sellers bundle into the boxes for new PCs. sure, if you're l337 you don't need it, but let's face it: most people aren't.
Apple has one setup wizard which runs the first time you turn your new computer on. Yes, that serves a purpose - it configures a variety of settings before you start using the computer, to get them out of the way - what time zone you're in, for example. Beyond that, if you need a wizard for something, it's probably because the software wasn't designed intuitively enough.
M$'s entire philosophy is geared towards the mainstream, non-l337 crowd: that's why windows became so popular in the first place. that they use wizards as prolifically is not, IMHO, inherently problematic.
Oh I see, Apple targets the l33t h4x0r geek crowd. I wonder why they didn't think of making their computers appeal to average people?
The optional BlueTooth adapter Apple offers (for $50) with the 15" PowerBook is a D-Link USB adapter. Funny that they don't offer it as an option for the iBooks.
An updated 15" PowerBook with built-in BlueTooth should be announced Real Soon Now(TM).
Your neighbor aims his pringles can at your home, starts up your electric toothbrush, turns on your living room tv, and starts printing random junk on your printer.
Maybe the premium you refer to doesn't really exist, when comparing the specs the Navy is looking for.
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As long as you're simplifying the example, if it's just printing strings, why use subs?
print "Would you use a hash as a switch statement? (y/n) "; my $answer =; if ($answer !~/^[yn]$/i) {
print "You've reached the default\n"; } else {
chomp $answer;
print {
'y' => "You code too much perl!\n",
'n' => "You don't use enough perl!\n"
}->{lc $answer}; }
You've lost one of the benefits of using a hash, by the way: your check for $answer against 'y' or 'n' isn't tied to the possible values of the hash, meaning the two could get out of sync if you have many possible values and change them from time to time. Checking if(exists $switch{lc $answer}) is a cool thing to be able to do.
as being very expensive, implanting this technology into every bomb *will* become painful to us tax-payers. And we are not getting these money back just because of a decrease in collateral damage.
And how bad is really some collateral damage?
A decrease in collateral damage means fewer innocent civilians getting killed or wounded. How much money is that worth?
Casualties makes the enemy frightned and less willing to fight.
Really? Sure doesn't look that way...
And the enemy should expect some collateral damage when they start a war, collaterall damage will in fact make them less willing to start a war next time.
Ok, so now I have a good idea as to which headset to purchase, now can someone direct me to a list of which phones are Bluetooth enabled and which carriers support them?
Gay male. I reached the wrong conclusion by reading a journal entry which mentioned marriage; since homosexual marriage is not legal in this country, I assumed it referred to heterosexual marriage. Wish I could retract a post...
However, ever given a thought that the original poster could have been a gay male?
She's female, but spoken for.
And even if the original poster is an awesome geeky female, this joke seems inappropriate for slashdot.
My guess is, she thinks it's funny too, and takes it as a compliment. Her boyfriend may be less amused, though. Fortunately he doesn't sound like the type to read Slashdot.
Safari however is discussable, I do beleve that MS had planned to terminate IE for the Mac and there was need for a standard browser included with the OS. It was thus necissary for Apple to create Safari, they didn't have any choise.
I don't believe Microsoft would have terminated IE, were it not for Safari. The problem is that IE for OSX sucks, and when Microsoft did finally release an acceptible version, it wouldn't have been good. Safari is good.
Its time to stop modding up "insightful" every troll who comes along and whines about Macs being "expensive". IT just isn't true, and its a sure sign the person has never used a Mac.
*sigh*
Yes, there are trolls who say that Macs are too expensive. There are also a lot of honest and educated people who say it too. I could build a decent PC for around $500; the cheapest Mac is $800 with no DVD or CDRW and officially cannot be upgraded (aside from RAM and an AirPort card). I don't even have the kind of screwdriver that will open the case, and there are no expansion slots anyway.
If I wanted a dual-monitor setup, another $200 should get me a decent monitor and video card. The cheapest Mac I could add a second monitor to is the 1.25GHz PowerMac G4, $1300 (includes dual-head video card).
Apple's laptops and high-end desktops are price-competitive, but their low-end desktops are expensive.
By the way, I plan to sell my two fastest Macs to help pay for a dual-processor G5. I won't buy that $500 PC because Linux isn't good enough on the desktop and Windows is utter crap.
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How many other kids on the playground can say that?
Any of them, but if you start explaining DNA they'll beat you up.
Find me a USB key that holds 40GB for under $200 and we'll talk.
Kids these days, with their fancy 4-digit UIDs. Why, back in my day, wild speculation was all we had, and we were grateful. Doesn't anyone show any respect anymore?
hehehehe
The whole machine locked solid when the RAID unit died? That's not terribly useful, either...
If the root filesystem's on the RAID, then yeah, the whole OS will crash. However, he didn't say the whole machine locked solid, just that the "db server appeared to have locked up", which could simply mean a monitoring application showed the database server software was no longer responding to queries. It's quite possible the OS was running fine, but how is the database server supposed to respond to queries when the data it needs to respond with can't be reached?
and as for straightforward apps: er, have you seen the standard M$ interfaces? what makes you think your idea of straightforward bears any relation to the definition in redmond?
Read some basic principles of user interface design here.
seriously: wizards do serve a purpose, for the AOL other "training wheels needed" crowd. it's not unlike the big, friendly instructions most PC sellers bundle into the boxes for new PCs. sure, if you're l337 you don't need it, but let's face it: most people aren't.
Apple has one setup wizard which runs the first time you turn your new computer on. Yes, that serves a purpose - it configures a variety of settings before you start using the computer, to get them out of the way - what time zone you're in, for example. Beyond that, if you need a wizard for something, it's probably because the software wasn't designed intuitively enough.
M$'s entire philosophy is geared towards the mainstream, non-l337 crowd: that's why windows became so popular in the first place. that they use wizards as prolifically is not, IMHO, inherently problematic.
Oh I see, Apple targets the l33t h4x0r geek crowd. I wonder why they didn't think of making their computers appeal to average people?
I don't think that Microsoft will go into the same market as Dell. Building PCs is a very low margin business.
Since when has that stopped Microsoft from leveraging their existing monopoly to enter a new market? What kinds of margins does the XBox have?
Most users of Linux are on SMP machines
Most users of Linux who use more than one CPU you mean? I'd say most users of Linux are on single-CPU machines without SMP.
Don't you think it would be better if they wrote straight forward apps for everyone so you didn't need wizards in the first place?
Thank God for Apple.
I know that all Apple laptops have bluetooth
Only the 12" and 17" PowerBook.
The optional BlueTooth adapter Apple offers (for $50) with the 15" PowerBook is a D-Link USB adapter. Funny that they don't offer it as an option for the iBooks.
An updated 15" PowerBook with built-in BlueTooth should be announced Real Soon Now(TM).
Your neighbor aims his pringles can at your home, starts up your electric toothbrush, turns on your living room tv, and starts printing random junk on your printer.
This is why you need a thick concrete firewall.
Is there a lamest products ever list?
Only thing like that I know of is a list of the worst Mac software ever. Completely unrelated, but awfully amusing.
It was my understanding that Spyglass's browser was indeed a derivative of Mosaic, although I don't know the licensing terms at all.
Why pay the Xserve premium...
Maybe the premium you refer to doesn't really exist, when comparing the specs the Navy is looking for.
As long as you're simplifying the example, if it's just printing strings, why use subs?
; /^[yn]$/i) {
print "Would you use a hash as a switch statement? (y/n) ";
my $answer =
if ($answer !~
print "You've reached the default\n";
} else {
chomp $answer;
print {
'y' => "You code too much perl!\n",
'n' => "You don't use enough perl!\n"
}->{lc $answer};
}
You've lost one of the benefits of using a hash, by the way: your check for $answer against 'y' or 'n' isn't tied to the possible values of the hash, meaning the two could get out of sync if you have many possible values and change them from time to time. Checking if(exists $switch{lc $answer}) is a cool thing to be able to do.
Somebody is working on iPortage, a Cocoa-based GUI front-end to Gentoo's packaging system...
We may as well use cheap, old fashioned shells for all the credit we'll be given.
Who said anything about credit? I was talking about life.
Whose idea was it to put Saddam in charge of Iraq in the first place?
as being very expensive, implanting this technology into every bomb *will* become painful to us tax-payers. And we are not getting these money back just because of a decrease in collateral damage.
And how bad is really some collateral damage?
A decrease in collateral damage means fewer innocent civilians getting killed or wounded. How much money is that worth?
Casualties makes the enemy frightned and less willing to fight.
Really? Sure doesn't look that way...
And the enemy should expect some collateral damage when they start a war, collaterall damage will in fact make them less willing to start a war next time.
Who exactly started the war with Iraq?
Ok, so now I have a good idea as to which headset to purchase, now can someone direct me to a list of which phones are Bluetooth enabled and which carriers support them?
Here's some; dunno how much that'll help you.
Gay male. I reached the wrong conclusion by reading a journal entry which mentioned marriage; since homosexual marriage is not legal in this country, I assumed it referred to heterosexual marriage. Wish I could retract a post...
However, ever given a thought that the original poster could have been a gay male?
She's female, but spoken for.
And even if the original poster is an awesome geeky female, this joke seems inappropriate for slashdot.
My guess is, she thinks it's funny too, and takes it as a compliment. Her boyfriend may be less amused, though. Fortunately he doesn't sound like the type to read Slashdot.
Am I the only one left on SlashDot who doesn't even run Windows for gaming?
No. I don't play games either.
Is it causing the lethargic and security plagued MSFT to start investing money toward its customers needs?
Please, oh please, somebody call them beleagured, just once, please?
Safari however is discussable, I do beleve that MS had planned to terminate IE for the Mac and there was need for a standard browser included with the OS. It was thus necissary for Apple to create Safari, they didn't have any choise.
I don't believe Microsoft would have terminated IE, were it not for Safari. The problem is that IE for OSX sucks, and when Microsoft did finally release an acceptible version, it wouldn't have been good. Safari is good.
Its time to stop modding up "insightful" every troll who comes along and whines about Macs being "expensive". IT just isn't true, and its a sure sign the person has never used a Mac.
*sigh*
Yes, there are trolls who say that Macs are too expensive. There are also a lot of honest and educated people who say it too. I could build a decent PC for around $500; the cheapest Mac is $800 with no DVD or CDRW and officially cannot be upgraded (aside from RAM and an AirPort card). I don't even have the kind of screwdriver that will open the case, and there are no expansion slots anyway.
If I wanted a dual-monitor setup, another $200 should get me a decent monitor and video card. The cheapest Mac I could add a second monitor to is the 1.25GHz PowerMac G4, $1300 (includes dual-head video card).
Apple's laptops and high-end desktops are price-competitive, but their low-end desktops are expensive.
By the way, I plan to sell my two fastest Macs to help pay for a dual-processor G5. I won't buy that $500 PC because Linux isn't good enough on the desktop and Windows is utter crap.