When I was researching the setup of Earthlinks first modem pool (waaaay back when), I was considering using Linux with Cyclades cards as cheap terminal servers... only I needed great network support, and we had 3COM cards, only. Hey, it was just me and Sky, Cyclades cards were cheap, so were Linux boxes.
One thing led to another and I had a thread or two with Don Becker about this, and we eventually ended up getting Livingston Portmasters instead, but I will say that Don Becker definitely is a professional master of his trade whose helpfulness has definitely prolonged my memory of this fateful discussion well into the years...
I'd say he's definitely one of the 'guru' types whose influence on my life has been substantial, even if it were brief.
The truly amusing thing about this is that both companies have turned against each other to compete, seemingly ignoring the fact that.zip integration at the MS Explorer level means that the "market" for.zip files is about to be eaten by none other than Microsoft... sheesh. Why am I suddenly seeing giant green lizards trouncing on a big cosmic E?
I always wondered when that would happen but now as a Mac user, I couldnt care less about The Microsoft Problem. And as a Unix user, I'll roll my own tarballs, thanks very much.
... that a NASA MMOPRG/FlightSim combo would be kind of cool.
Imagine if you could join in an existing Space Program to build ISS, online, and participate in it somehow... sort of an entire virtual NASA. 20 guys in Mission Control, 12 guys in Space, 8 on the ISS already, etc... that'd be fun, if the tech was right and well presented.
Seems to me this would be a bit more intellectually stimulating than "Sims" or "Quake", anyway. I know for sure I'd be playing it, anyway...
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Because the poster is an M$ Troll, of course...
There is no good reason for PHP to support.NET other than to be qualified for "embracing" and "extending'"...
PHP/MySQL and Apache is what.NET is designed to get rid of...
Not to mention the fact that it is getting easier and easier these days for people to write good C code. The myth of "good C is difficult" is really not that relevant any more, I think.
More people are using it than ever, it is a common language at this point, and its not difficult to take existing C codebases, learn a *lot* from them, and then do things better.
I think most of these 'pundit' type stories about the conditions of the computer industry tend to overlook one simple fact, consistently: the computer industry is new. It still has a loooooong way to go.
So of course we'll see more programmers writing their own code. Duh.
Just so its clear, you're referring to that one episode where the Soviets' top secret moon-guy goes postal, and Steve Austin has to stop him without letting out the secret, or something, right?
Please tell me I'm not imagining that episode. I watched a lot of SMDM when I was a kid, it had a huge impact on my imagination, and I'm praying I'm not imagining this episode.:)
No, he's saying for $99 he shouldn't have to spend another $8 to get a feature that was removed by Nintendo from the 'spec' of their previous Game Boys, all of which had headphone jacks.
Something like that, yeah... like the old NextStep compiler only used a specific set of registers for all of its operations, because it had to be compatible across Mot68k/i386 platforms.
I remember reading an article about it - and about how OSX developers can correct this with a compiler switch and get a 20% upgrade in speed - but I can't for the life of me find a link to it...
I've followed iTRON since the 80's, and am an embedded systems programmer who has worked in the States, and I can tell you that iTRON has been promptly forgotten and resurrected in the US embedded world plenty of times. Every few years it is mentioned, or some trade group announces an implementation of an iTRON-derived embedded spec, etc. But it'll never go mainstream in the US.
The primary reason for US resistance to implementing any of the iTRON protocols is defense. The US embedded market is still dominated by defense contracts and government spending - iTRON is a big no-no in those realms.
Still, I see the intent of iTRON being accomplished in other ways these days - combine some of the work done on uClinux for example, to get the linux kernel running in MMU-less processors, with a little of the open source zeroconf effort, and its feasible to build iTRON-like devices.
And I forget what it is, exactly, but it has something to do with the fact that the compiler Apple builds releases of OSX with actually isn't using all of the PPC's registers appropriately (that's what the ballyhoo about 'Panther' is all about: properly aligned registers, '64-bit Already'), and anyway somewhere along the line there is a significant performance hit taken on all Apple OS'es... so far... its a card many Apple pundits have been eager for them to play, maybe it'll happen with Panther, and we'll see new 'books...
I wish I could find the link with the details, but man google is just not parsing right tonight. Sorry.
Anyway, this would explain the snappiness... guess I'll check out gentoo PPC right now, and see what sort of compiler options it is using in this regard...
... software synthesizer manufacturers will start bundling their own control-surface keyboards for use with their apps.
I like this idea, actually, as much as it doesn't make sense for me to do so (I work for a company which makes hardware synthesziers, after all)... if more apps were able to have their own keyboards for special-uses, maybe we'd see some really interesting innovation in hardware control surface design...
Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how long it takes until NI Reaktor comes with its own drop-in control surface. I think its pretty cheap to manufacture these keyboards for the tiBooks...
Remember, it's a deterrent, not a solution. Americans in some States can have *big* weapons around - this thing is designed to deter in those situations.
Cops have firepower like this to deter the guy with a 6-shooter from trying to 'take one out before they get me'.
There is little arguing with someone capable of safely spraying 30 rounds at you. Well, that is, unless your gun is bigger.
Whatever. Yes I do think you said that, or else I wouldn't have bothered to continue to contribute to this painful thread. I also think its amusing, again or else I wouldn't have bothered.
Interesting iconography on your site, to change the subject completely... 'manu et manu'...
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good lord that is awful code... thanks.
but still: why is it bad?
... and losing badly.
:)
Okay, C programmers, tell me why these 4 macros are bad:
#define is ==
#define and &&
#define or ||
#define until(a) while(!(a))
Tell why they're good if you think they're good, but I'm only interested in the bad argument (having lost it all day).
Complexity and Bandwidth.
The science attainable with their 1:1 CCD is just as valid as that attainable with the panoramic CCD.
I've got to second this.
When I was researching the setup of Earthlinks first modem pool (waaaay back when), I was considering using Linux with Cyclades cards as cheap terminal servers
One thing led to another and I had a thread or two with Don Becker about this, and we eventually ended up getting Livingston Portmasters instead, but I will say that Don Becker definitely is a professional master of his trade whose helpfulness has definitely prolonged my memory of this fateful discussion well into the years...
I'd say he's definitely one of the 'guru' types whose influence on my life has been substantial, even if it were brief.
Dude, its puberty, you should enjoy it one of these days too, if you're lucky.
The truly amusing thing about this is that both companies have turned against each other to compete, seemingly ignoring the fact that .zip integration at the MS Explorer level means that the "market" for .zip files is about to be eaten by none other than Microsoft... sheesh. Why am I suddenly seeing giant green lizards trouncing on a big cosmic E?
I always wondered when that would happen but now as a Mac user, I couldnt care less about The Microsoft Problem. And as a Unix user, I'll roll my own tarballs, thanks very much.
Dude the whole point of MMORPG's is to give Geeks something boring to do in the name of 'fun'.
Sheesh. Where do you get your Geek Pride?
... did vision correction lenses have Bluetooth in them?
Sheesh. Freakin' slashdot hype.
What you're really saying is "Does anyone know if Bluetooth could have any big massive security holes we can use to make a big story about?"
Duh. It's Bluetooth. Of *course* its got holes in it.
... that a NASA MMOPRG/FlightSim combo would be kind of cool.
... sort of an entire virtual NASA. 20 guys in Mission Control, 12 guys in Space, 8 on the ISS already, etc... that'd be fun, if the tech was right and well presented.
Imagine if you could join in an existing Space Program to build ISS, online, and participate in it somehow
Seems to me this would be a bit more intellectually stimulating than "Sims" or "Quake", anyway. I know for sure I'd be playing it, anyway...
Because the poster is an M$ Troll, of course...
.NET other than to be qualified for "embracing" and "extending'"...
.NET is designed to get rid of...
There is no good reason for PHP to support
PHP/MySQL and Apache is what
Not to mention the fact that it is getting easier and easier these days for people to write good C code. The myth of "good C is difficult" is really not that relevant any more, I think.
More people are using it than ever, it is a common language at this point, and its not difficult to take existing C codebases, learn a *lot* from them, and then do things better.
I think most of these 'pundit' type stories about the conditions of the computer industry tend to overlook one simple fact, consistently: the computer industry is new. It still has a loooooong way to go.
So of course we'll see more programmers writing their own code. Duh.
Just so its clear, you're referring to that one episode where the Soviets' top secret moon-guy goes postal, and Steve Austin has to stop him without letting out the secret, or something, right?
:)
Please tell me I'm not imagining that episode. I watched a lot of SMDM when I was a kid, it had a huge impact on my imagination, and I'm praying I'm not imagining this episode.
I want to know people like you... in case of apocalypse.
(I'll do the DOOM port...)
No, he's saying for $99 he shouldn't have to spend another $8 to get a feature that was removed by Nintendo from the 'spec' of their previous Game Boys, all of which had headphone jacks.
This is just mindnumbing consumerism, but yeah.
Show me the sheep dip, mate!!!
I've been a geek since '78 and a unix nerd since '82. My first Unix box was a MIPS Magnum pizzabox.
I remember the day Linus told the minix list about his little linux project. I've used Linux, in some way, pretty much every day since then.
I've watched Be come and go. I still have a BeBox. I still have a stack of SGI Indy's too, which I always refer to as the "Old New Magnums".
I make geek toys.
You would have to tear my tiBook500 Rev *A* from my cold dead hard fingers. As a "Switcher", Apple can do no wrong in my book.
Show me a better Unix laptop and I'll switch.
... I think you'd better think about the Chinese Army a bit longer before you make statements like that ...
Something like that, yeah ... like the old NextStep compiler only used a specific set of registers for all of its operations, because it had to be compatible across Mot68k/i386 platforms.
...
I remember reading an article about it - and about how OSX developers can correct this with a compiler switch and get a 20% upgrade in speed - but I can't for the life of me find a link to it
I've followed iTRON since the 80's, and am an embedded systems programmer who has worked in the States, and I can tell you that iTRON has been promptly forgotten and resurrected in the US embedded world plenty of times. Every few years it is mentioned, or some trade group announces an implementation of an iTRON-derived embedded spec, etc. But it'll never go mainstream in the US.
The primary reason for US resistance to implementing any of the iTRON protocols is defense. The US embedded market is still dominated by defense contracts and government spending - iTRON is a big no-no in those realms.
Still, I see the intent of iTRON being accomplished in other ways these days - combine some of the work done on uClinux for example, to get the linux kernel running in MMU-less processors, with a little of the open source zeroconf effort, and its feasible to build iTRON-like devices.
And I forget what it is, exactly, but it has something to do with the fact that the compiler Apple builds releases of OSX with actually isn't using all of the PPC's registers appropriately (that's what the ballyhoo about 'Panther' is all about: properly aligned registers, '64-bit Already'), and anyway somewhere along the line there is a significant performance hit taken on all Apple OS'es
I wish I could find the link with the details, but man google is just not parsing right tonight. Sorry.
Anyway, this would explain the snappiness
No fair. I wanna play with Zeta on my Bebox too.
More important, what does this mean to the BeBox users out there?
:)
C'mon, don't make me run Plan9 on my BeBox... I wanna play with Zeta too!!!
... software synthesizer manufacturers will start bundling their own control-surface keyboards for use with their apps.
...
I like this idea, actually, as much as it doesn't make sense for me to do so (I work for a company which makes hardware synthesziers, after all)... if more apps were able to have their own keyboards for special-uses, maybe we'd see some really interesting innovation in hardware control surface design...
Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how long it takes until NI Reaktor comes with its own drop-in control surface. I think its pretty cheap to manufacture these keyboards for the tiBooks
Remember, it's a deterrent, not a solution. Americans in some States can have *big* weapons around - this thing is designed to deter in those situations.
Cops have firepower like this to deter the guy with a 6-shooter from trying to 'take one out before they get me'.
There is little arguing with someone capable of safely spraying 30 rounds at you. Well, that is, unless your gun is bigger.
Whatever. Yes I do think you said that, or else I wouldn't have bothered to continue to contribute to this painful thread. I also think its amusing, again or else I wouldn't have bothered.
... 'manu et manu' ...
Interesting iconography on your site, to change the subject completely