While its support might not be complete (http://xml.apache.org/fop/output.html#ps) Apache FOP can also render into postscript. The advantage of XML-FO, while it hasn't been very well received, is it tries to be sufficiently expressive to support any number of output types from print (PDF, PS, RDF, etc) to graphics (SVG).
I have a similiar problem I solve through the use of XSLT and XSL-FO. Use XSLT to transform the XML into XSL-FO. Then, use Apache FOP to render the XSL-FO into PDF.
Another variation is to transform your XML into an HTML subset, then use a standard XSLT to transform the HTML into XSL-FO. A similiar technique is used by Aurigadoc to create all sorts of output formats using an XML source.
I'm in the same boat of moving to a new place. Currently, everything, including TV and TiVO, is served by my main computer, and while that works well for a single guy, it doesn't work so well for a married one.
Since I have a receiver, will buy a new TV, but don't have a CD player, I figured it was cheaper to buy Tivo's Home Media Option, which uses my computer to stream mp3's and images through my Tivo and by extension, stereo. While I'm sure Tivo's media server is fine, I installed the JavaHMO which not only lets me serve up mp3's from my linux box, but also movie listings, weather reports, and even stream mp3's off shoutcast. Since I rip all my CD's to file anyways (usually ogg, but Tivo doesn't support Ogg:/), now I can access my entire music collection plus internet radio stations through the simple Tivo interface. Add a wireless 802.11b USB adapter, and you have a nice wireless media server through your Tivo.
Really, the only reliable measure of a software project's success is if its useful to you and meets your needs. If your satisfaction with a project is dependent on other people's useage/opinions of the software, you will probably never be happy. Remember, open source software development is for 1) fun and 2) to scratch an itch. Anything more is chasing after the wind...
Are you kidding? If anything, they are the underdog. Where I live, Hawaii, RoadRunner is coming out with a DVR that costs you only an extra $10 a month with no charge for the box. In addition, you can watch one show and record another.
I'm sure many cable companies are doing something similiar or will in the near future.
Heh, I used to play that game on the Apple, but also on my IBM PC w/ hercules graphics card. In fact, I played it the other day on my Palm. With its monocrome screen, it reminded me of the green screen days....
sortof. You can download this plugin for Phoenix, tabbed browsing extensions (and I'm there's probably one for mozilla too) that has an auto-reload feature. You can have phoenix reload a page every few seconds or minutes.
As a warning, I set it to reload slashdot every 60 seconds at work and left it on over the weekend only to come back to work banned:( Use sparingly...
I work for a company, DigitalNet (previously Getronics Government Solutions), that does pretty much all its business with the government. In the consulting business, what matters is we get the job done, not how we do it. Traditionally, all the development was with commercial software tools and libraries but more and more open source is starting to creep in. In my current contract, 100% of the code is open source. The beauty of multi-platform code (in this case Java and ANSI SQL) is the core application can be integrated with commercial databases or run on a commercial application server (instead of the Tomcat I developed with). This allows me to distribute the app with OSS fully functional yet allow the client to replace key infrastructure with commercial software as desired.
Projects like Struts, stxx, Lucene, JFreeChart, AspectJ, etc allow me to add tons of functionality without having to do anything. In only a few hours, I used Lucene to add the ability to search the entire database. Even better, when the client is willing and usually is, you can release any changes/fixes/improvements back into the project. My boss is convinced open source is going to be key going forward.
If you want to have a job programming open source software, this is a great field for it. BTW, thanks partially to the success of this contract, our next job ad features the preferred knowledge of open source technologies.:)
First and foremost, you are innocent until proven guilty. You are not guilty of illegal behavior until you have been proven in a court of law, not because some media company thinks you are doing something bad. If I rob a bank, I cannot be immediately thrown in jail w/o a trial. I have the right to face a jury of my peers and have them determine beyond a reasonable doubt that I acted illegally. Therefore, yes, you can be punished -for- breaking the law, but that punishment can only be dealt after you have been convicted in a court of law.
Second, I never said we should ban anything or ever suggested that no one using p2p applications was acting in illegal manners. I was trying to point out, perhaps unclearly, just because there are illegal uses for something doesn't not automatically make it illegal. I was not arguing against the company that banned p2p uploads, but rather against the poster's notion of making p2p illegal.
Third, I have and will continue to download songs of CD's that I own. In some cases, the CD's are from my childhood residing at my parents house. In other cases, the CD is scratched in a particular song.
Finally, ad hominem attacks only serve to demonstrate your level of maturity and are irrelevant to a "logical" discussion.
You _assume_ most of what "they" are uploading is copyrighted (and that those that download don't own an original copy) and therefore illegal. Remember, it is legal to share something with someone who already has it.
From all these assumptions, you make this blanket statement that the ISP is "banning people from breaking the law"? Ok, under that logic, we should ban cars, money, and guns because people that use them are "probably" breaking the law. You forget that in the US, at least in theory, you are presumed innocent until _proven_ guilty. There is no assumption of guilt or illegal behavior.
I'm not saying they don't have a good reason to avoid any potential conflicts with authorities or that is not their right, but to assume all p2p activity is illegal is not only poor logic but has no base in law to begin with.
I believe it was right after their product release (or was it the demo?)...if you played it right before christmas, the splash screen would be decorated all xmas-y and xmas music would play in background.
or was that duke3d...
Las Vegas has something similiar
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I believe its the Luxor that has a roller coaster simulator. Like the robocoaster, you can go in any direction including up-side-down. Unlike the robocoaster, you are locked inside a little metal bubble with a screen in front of you that projects a cgi rollercoaster. It was pretty interesting, but what was missing was that sense of speed. It kinda felt like you were just being spun and twisted around.
Oh, it did have wind tho, thanks to this plastic tube blowing in your face:)
One aspect I liked about Heroes of Might and Magic (I know, not really a RPG) was it had the option of letting you fight the battles or let the computer determine the winner and award losses accordingly. It would be nice in a RPG to allow you to turn on instant battles for creatures of a given number of levels under your level. The die-hards can play every battle while the story-line people can advance quicker.
I thought we were against digitized cops with access to all our private data.
I worked as the sysadmin/programmer/everything it for a police department for a few years, including working on a project to put laptops in the police cars. Putting laptops in cars is a great idea, but unchecked, could have cause for concern.
Allowing officers to lookup their own plates and see information about the possible drivers, including photos if available, is nothing but a great idea. Its simply a matter of putting information they already access at the right time in the right place. Most of the software also allows them to write and access all their police reports from the car. Not only does this allow them to spend less time working on the interminable paperwork, but be in the field doing it making themselves more valuable to the public.
Now, there also are some major problems with unchecked use of computer systems in the police departments, specifically squad car use. Every incident is logged into huge logbooks, traditionally by the dispatcher. More and more, those logbooks are being moved to computer systems. This allows them to look up any past incidents with a subject much easier.
On one hand, it would be very useful to know that John Doe has a history of violence to police officers, but on the other hand, they are able to build up huge files on people without allowing the subjects to have a trial to defend themselves. Once departments start sharing their incident databases, it would be possible for an officer to lookup any time any police had contact with you, whether you were actually charged with something or not.
It will be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Perhaps that's why our local theator (not really local as the company is Consoladated) is starting to employ some strange tactics to make more money. Ever heard of "premium seating"? They rope off the front row of the second section (stadium seating), reserving it for those that buy some season seating pass. So now, my $8.50 ticket can't even buy me a good seat.
To add to that, another major source of waste is duplication. One agency will spend 2 million for a given web app, another then spend 1 million for another just like it. When approached with the idea of merging, both think theirs is better and since both spent tons of money on it, the merging never happens. This is one major cause of the 100k some different software applications, many GOTS (government of the shelf), in use in the Navy today.
I wrote a program to track all the software for a given command. About half way through, we found out that there were many other such GOTS web apps in other commands. I suggested why not just use theirs or at least share code, but neither happened. Just that project alone had to cost over a million.
I'm been involved in this "cleanup" for a year now and let me tell you it isn't pretty. While I think its a good idea, unfortunately, their goal is to migrate everything they can to Windows 2000/Office 2000 and get rid of shareware/freeware, therefore open source, products.
Of course there are tons of HP-UX, Solaris, etc boxes that will stay, but those will be in a completely seperate network and not supported. Thankfully, as a Java developer, I can move all my development to a *nix box and keep all the open source software I use.
Its all probably a good idea for the Navy, but I wish they didn't hold such a negative view of any software you didn't pay a crap load of money for.
Re:There's still a lot to hate about MySQL.
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Minor correction: InnoDB *does* add foreign key constraints.
I have to disagree. One thing I miss in all these squad-based shooters is the ability to jump right in the middle of the game and kick ass. Sometimes, I'm not in the mood to strategize, work as a team, communicate, etc. I just want to put my brain on the shelf and frag, frag, frag. I for one am glad UT is sticking to its roots and as another poster pointed out, after a few months, I'm sure kickass mods will come pouring out.
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What portal software are you running? The site looks very slick and is easy to use.
While its support might not be complete (http://xml.apache.org/fop/output.html#ps) Apache FOP can also render into postscript. The advantage of XML-FO, while it hasn't been very well received, is it tries to be sufficiently expressive to support any number of output types from print (PDF, PS, RDF, etc) to graphics (SVG).
I have a similiar problem I solve through the use of XSLT and XSL-FO. Use XSLT to transform the XML into XSL-FO. Then, use Apache FOP to render the XSL-FO into PDF.
Another variation is to transform your XML into an HTML subset, then use a standard XSLT to transform the HTML into XSL-FO. A similiar technique is used by Aurigadoc to create all sorts of output formats using an XML source.
I'm in the same boat of moving to a new place. Currently, everything, including TV and TiVO, is served by my main computer, and while that works well for a single guy, it doesn't work so well for a married one.
Since I have a receiver, will buy a new TV, but don't have a CD player, I figured it was cheaper to buy Tivo's Home Media Option, which uses my computer to stream mp3's and images through my Tivo and by extension, stereo. While I'm sure Tivo's media server is fine, I installed the JavaHMO which not only lets me serve up mp3's from my linux box, but also movie listings, weather reports, and even stream mp3's off shoutcast. Since I rip all my CD's to file anyways (usually ogg, but Tivo doesn't support Ogg :/), now I can access my entire music collection plus internet radio stations through the simple Tivo interface. Add a wireless 802.11b USB adapter, and you have a nice wireless media server through your Tivo.
The idea of XML-based interface definition has been around well before XAML. There are a ton of XML user interface languages around: http://xul.sourceforge.net/. Hell, Mozilla is built around it: http://www.hevanet.com/acorbin/xul/top.xul
Really, the only reliable measure of a software project's success is if its useful to you and meets your needs. If your satisfaction with a project is dependent on other people's useage/opinions of the software, you will probably never be happy. Remember, open source software development is for 1) fun and 2) to scratch an itch. Anything more is chasing after the wind...
Good, I wasn't the only one! Anyone know anything more?
Are you kidding? If anything, they are the underdog. Where I live, Hawaii, RoadRunner is coming out with a DVR that costs you only an extra $10 a month with no charge for the box. In addition, you can watch one show and record another.
I'm sure many cable companies are doing something similiar or will in the near future.
DevGuru is also a good one if a bit Microsoft-centric.
Heh, I used to play that game on the Apple, but also on my IBM PC w/ hercules graphics card. In fact, I played it the other day on my Palm. With its monocrome screen, it reminded me of the green screen days....
sortof. You can download this plugin for Phoenix,
:( Use sparingly...
tabbed browsing extensions (and I'm there's probably one for mozilla too) that has an auto-reload feature. You can have phoenix reload a page every few seconds or minutes.
As a warning, I set it to reload slashdot every 60 seconds at work and left it on over the weekend only to come back to work banned
I work for a company, DigitalNet (previously Getronics Government Solutions), that does pretty much all its business with the government. In the consulting business, what matters is we get the job done, not how we do it. Traditionally, all the development was with commercial software tools and libraries but more and more open source is starting to creep in. In my current contract, 100% of the code is open source. The beauty of multi-platform code (in this case Java and ANSI SQL) is the core application can be integrated with commercial databases or run on a commercial application server (instead of the Tomcat I developed with). This allows me to distribute the app with OSS fully functional yet allow the client to replace key infrastructure with commercial software as desired.
:)
Projects like Struts, stxx, Lucene, JFreeChart, AspectJ, etc allow me to add tons of functionality without having to do anything. In only a few hours, I used Lucene to add the ability to search the entire database. Even better, when the client is willing and usually is, you can release any changes/fixes/improvements back into the project. My boss is convinced open source is going to be key going forward.
If you want to have a job programming open source software, this is a great field for it. BTW, thanks partially to the success of this contract, our next job ad features the preferred knowledge of open source technologies.
Heh, perhaps I can't count :)
Two things:
First and foremost, you are innocent until proven guilty. You are not guilty of illegal behavior until you have been proven in a court of law, not because some media company thinks you are doing something bad. If I rob a bank, I cannot be immediately thrown in jail w/o a trial. I have the right to face a jury of my peers and have them determine beyond a reasonable doubt that I acted illegally. Therefore, yes, you can be punished -for- breaking the law, but that punishment can only be dealt after you have been convicted in a court of law.
Second, I never said we should ban anything or ever suggested that no one using p2p applications was acting in illegal manners. I was trying to point out, perhaps unclearly, just because there are illegal uses for something doesn't not automatically make it illegal. I was not arguing against the company that banned p2p uploads, but rather against the poster's notion of making p2p illegal.
Third, I have and will continue to download songs of CD's that I own. In some cases, the CD's are from my childhood residing at my parents house. In other cases, the CD is scratched in a particular song.
Finally, ad hominem attacks only serve to demonstrate your level of maturity and are irrelevant to a "logical" discussion.
You _assume_ most of what "they" are uploading is copyrighted (and that those that download don't own an original copy) and therefore illegal. Remember, it is legal to share something with someone who already has it.
From all these assumptions, you make this blanket statement that the ISP is "banning people from breaking the law"? Ok, under that logic, we should ban cars, money, and guns because people that use them are "probably" breaking the law. You forget that in the US, at least in theory, you are presumed innocent until _proven_ guilty. There is no assumption of guilt or illegal behavior.
I'm not saying they don't have a good reason to avoid any potential conflicts with authorities or that is not their right, but to assume all p2p activity is illegal is not only poor logic but has no base in law to begin with.
Disclaimer: IANAL, but I can see 2 + 2 is not 5
I believe it was right after their product release (or was it the demo?)...if you played it right before christmas, the splash screen would be decorated all xmas-y and xmas music would play in background.
or was that duke3d...
I believe its the Luxor that has a roller coaster simulator. Like the robocoaster, you can go in any direction including up-side-down. Unlike the robocoaster, you are locked inside a little metal bubble with a screen in front of you that projects a cgi rollercoaster. It was pretty interesting, but what was missing was that sense of speed. It kinda felt like you were just being spun and twisted around.
:)
Oh, it did have wind tho, thanks to this plastic tube blowing in your face
One aspect I liked about Heroes of Might and Magic (I know, not really a RPG) was it had the option of letting you fight the battles or let the computer determine the winner and award losses accordingly. It would be nice in a RPG to allow you to turn on instant battles for creatures of a given number of levels under your level. The die-hards can play every battle while the story-line people can advance quicker.
I thought we were against digitized cops with access to all our private data.
I worked as the sysadmin/programmer/everything it for a police department for a few years, including working on a project to put laptops in the police cars. Putting laptops in cars is a great idea, but unchecked, could have cause for concern.
Allowing officers to lookup their own plates and see information about the possible drivers, including photos if available, is nothing but a great idea. Its simply a matter of putting information they already access at the right time in the right place. Most of the software also allows them to write and access all their police reports from the car. Not only does this allow them to spend less time working on the interminable paperwork, but be in the field doing it making themselves more valuable to the public.
Now, there also are some major problems with unchecked use of computer systems in the police departments, specifically squad car use. Every incident is logged into huge logbooks, traditionally by the dispatcher. More and more, those logbooks are being moved to computer systems. This allows them to look up any past incidents with a subject much easier.
On one hand, it would be very useful to know that John Doe has a history of violence to police officers, but on the other hand, they are able to build up huge files on people without allowing the subjects to have a trial to defend themselves. Once departments start sharing their incident databases, it would be possible for an officer to lookup any time any police had contact with you, whether you were actually charged with something or not.
It will be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Perhaps that's why our local theator (not really local as the company is Consoladated) is starting to employ some strange tactics to make more money. Ever heard of "premium seating"? They rope off the front row of the second section (stadium seating), reserving it for those that buy some season seating pass. So now, my $8.50 ticket can't even buy me a good seat.
To add to that, another major source of waste is duplication. One agency will spend 2 million for a given web app, another then spend 1 million for another just like it. When approached with the idea of merging, both think theirs is better and since both spent tons of money on it, the merging never happens. This is one major cause of the 100k some different software applications, many GOTS (government of the shelf), in use in the Navy today.
I wrote a program to track all the software for a given command. About half way through, we found out that there were many other such GOTS web apps in other commands. I suggested why not just use theirs or at least share code, but neither happened. Just that project alone had to cost over a million.
I'm been involved in this "cleanup" for a year now and let me tell you it isn't pretty. While I think its a good idea, unfortunately, their goal is to migrate everything they can to Windows 2000/Office 2000 and get rid of shareware/freeware, therefore open source, products.
Of course there are tons of HP-UX, Solaris, etc boxes that will stay, but those will be in a completely seperate network and not supported. Thankfully, as a Java developer, I can move all my development to a *nix box and keep all the open source software I use.
Its all probably a good idea for the Navy, but I wish they didn't hold such a negative view of any software you didn't pay a crap load of money for.
Minor correction: InnoDB *does* add foreign key constraints.
I have to disagree. One thing I miss in all these squad-based shooters is the ability to jump right in the middle of the game and kick ass. Sometimes, I'm not in the mood to strategize, work as a team, communicate, etc. I just want to put my brain on the shelf and frag, frag, frag. I for one am glad UT is sticking to its roots and as another poster pointed out, after a few months, I'm sure kickass mods will come pouring out.
I found these free (donation suggested) web books to be a good primer on the subject.