It's never really taken off here. Yeah - you can buy players. But the only actual discs tend to be imports - you won't find them on sale in places like HMV or whatnot.
I'm exactly the same. I don't bother to memorise anything I don't use all the time. If I use it enough, I'll remember it. If I don't, I'll remember where to find out what I need to use it. If I can't remember that much, then it's off trawling the web and USENET for the answer (also what to do when it's something I've never encountered before...).
I'd much rather someone who demonstrated that they knew how to find out what they need (and then apply it) than someone who has memorised books.
Doesn't need to be a long programming session - all it needs (all?) is, well, to get into the zone (what other way is there to describe it?). Can happen almost instantly if conditions are right.
*The* the long session starts (what - you mean I've been here for 7 hours? But I only just started!)
I've used EditPlus for a number of years now. It is without a doubt the best text editor on Windows for my needs (though it's not a match for BBEdit on the Mac of course).
It has a few flaws, but for most things it works very well. I use it primarily for coding (Java, Python, etc). Syntax colouring is excellent, external tools are very easy to integrate (within limits - this is one of the areas I'd prefer more work in, but it's still good).
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Actually, every programmer I know who has tried using Python has been productive within a week. I mean productive on real-world projects.
Mind you, the guys I work with are a pretty impressive bunch...
Python is a very pragmatic language. Once you get the "oh - that's how it works" bit about names and binding, it's pretty much plain sailing (a few idioms to learn, but fewer than in most languages).
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I can pretty much guarantee that you will be more productive and have your product out the door faster, event if you need to ramp up on both Python and wxWindows.
The Dalek itself was a stunted humanoid, permanently encased in its shell. The "eye" was a sensor... IIRC it was an IR sensor. Going to have to find my "Doctor Who" book where all of this is explained.
No matter how well you look after them, VHS will deteriorate - badly. In 25 years, they will be completely unusable. Beta probably suffers from the same problem.
A digital medium ensures that you will get back what you put on it (but remember to create new copies every few years).
2. Player.
You will need to make sure you have a player for the medium. It is likely that CD- and DVD-compatible players will still be being made in 25 years time. I can pretty much guarantee that there won't be any VHS players being made - and good luck trying to keep a VCR in working condition for 25 years...
3. Format.
If it can play standalone on a current DVD player then you will probably be OK. This includes VCD, SVCD and DVD-Video.
Other posts have suggested an open-source codec (and player!) stored on the CD/DVD. This should also be OK - just make sure you pick a platform-neutral player and codec. You don't want to rely on a particular OS being available. In 25 years time someone may need to tinker with the code, but at least the basics should be sufficient to get it working.
But IMO, probably VCD or DVD-Video is your best bet right now.
Those who were willing to have been able to apply the patches to their machines for a week. How many machines running OpenSSH and Apache have been patched (no, not just OS X - all machines that run those)?
Apple has made its update available and easily installable. Within 1-2 weeks, over 80% of MacOS X systems are likely to be patched. Somehow I doubt that any other OS will be able to claim those numbers within a month of the bugs being found.
Of course, the majority of those systems aren't *running* Apache and OpenSSH, but other people have pointed that out.
1. What's the probability that primitive life evolved?
One.
2. What's the probability that intelligent life evolved?
Somewhere between zero and one. We're still waiting to see.
3. What's the probability of the spontaneous existance of a supreme being?
I'll let you know when it happens:)
Note that your statement of the chances being infinitesimally small are your opinion, without any supporting evidence.
I on the other hand subscribe to "there are probably quite a number of earth-type planets out there, somewhere, so the chances are pretty good". Of course, it also includes that any societies are likely to miss each other by millions or billions of years - I think the chances of such civilisations encountering each other are infinitesimally small.
But I don't have any evidence to back either view.
for the Federal govt also to understand what the internet is about... and as a result take back control of the infrastructure and make the privately-owned portion of Telstra services only.
Then maybe we will start to see some real advances... and competition.
Yes - here in Australia (at least in NSW) it's your own damn fault if you hurt yourself while committing an illegal act.
There may be many things wrong with our legal system here (I believe NSW has recently become the most litigious area in the world, although how that is measured I have no idea) but we've got this one right.
Likewise, if an accident occurs to someone else as a result of you committing a crime, you are also liable for that. So if someone dies as a result of you breaking and entering (e.g. you leave glass on the floor, they tread on it in the morning, fall down and skewer themselves) you will be liable for murder as well as break and enter.
Isn't Memorial Day supposed to be your day of rememberance for the war dead, etc (like Anzac Day in Australia)?
So what the hell makes it a big party/movie weekend? If that's all it is to most people, I suggest you scrap it. If all you see it as is a holiday then it shouldn't be.
US citizens are always going on about how they "fought for their freedom" etc but it sure doesn't look like you respect those who actually *did* the fighting.
To put this on-topic... both false positives and false negatives are bad. In both cases, the operators will nearly always assume that "the machine is right". Training can eliminate some of the problems with false positives (you must always do a human recognition check and the computer is merely narrowing down the possibilities) but false negatives are worse than useless as operators won't even think to check anyone who doesn't set off alarms in the computer.
Well, if the sudden changes of acceleration stress the roller coaster itself (frame, carriage, etc) beyond its limits you could well claim that a person died from "g forces", if indirectly.
Besides, a sudden stop of the roller coaster is definitely within the domain of (negative) acceleration.
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It's never really taken off here. Yeah - you can buy players. But the only actual discs tend to be imports - you won't find them on sale in places like HMV or whatnot.
print 'Hello, world!'
It does exactly what it needs to, without anything extra. Each piece can be discussed separated, and picked apart or expanded as desired.
Nearly every person who plays games changes their screen resolution regularly ...
Damn I wish I hadn't used up my last mod point.
...).
I'm exactly the same. I don't bother to memorise anything I don't use all the time. If I use it enough, I'll remember it. If I don't, I'll remember where to find out what I need to use it. If I can't remember that much, then it's off trawling the web and USENET for the answer (also what to do when it's something I've never encountered before
I'd much rather someone who demonstrated that they knew how to find out what they need (and then apply it) than someone who has memorised books.
... that the response will be much greater on the various newsgroups.
...
Simple fact is, there wasn't anything in the interview worth discussing
Except that Python is Good.
Doesn't need to be a long programming session - all it needs (all?) is, well, to get into the zone (what other way is there to describe it?). Can happen almost instantly if conditions are right.
*The* the long session starts (what - you mean I've been here for 7 hours? But I only just started!)
I've used EditPlus for a number of years now. It is without a doubt the best text editor on Windows for my needs (though it's not a match for BBEdit on the Mac of course).
It has a few flaws, but for most things it works very well. I use it primarily for coding (Java, Python, etc). Syntax colouring is excellent, external tools are very easy to integrate (within limits - this is one of the areas I'd prefer more work in, but it's still good).
Actually, every programmer I know who has tried using Python has been productive within a week. I mean productive on real-world projects.
...
Mind you, the guys I work with are a pretty impressive bunch
Python is a very pragmatic language. Once you get the "oh - that's how it works" bit about names and binding, it's pretty much plain sailing (a few idioms to learn, but fewer than in most languages).
I can pretty much guarantee that you will be more productive and have your product out the door faster, event if you need to ramp up on both Python and wxWindows.
Lots more information at:
... who haven't implemented Tetris at one stage or another.
...
I remember a first-year comp sci class where the final assignment was a curses one. Most people of course did the simple menuing apps, etc.
Two of us though, completely independently, decided to implement Tetris clones. It's remarkable how different the code was
The Dalek itself was a stunted humanoid, permanently encased in its shell. The "eye" was a sensor ... IIRC it was an IR sensor. Going to have to find my "Doctor Who" book where all of this is explained.
:)
In any case, the Cybermen were much better
1. Media.
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No matter how well you look after them, VHS will deteriorate - badly. In 25 years, they will be completely unusable. Beta probably suffers from the same problem.
A digital medium ensures that you will get back what you put on it (but remember to create new copies every few years).
2. Player.
You will need to make sure you have a player for the medium. It is likely that CD- and DVD-compatible players will still be being made in 25 years time. I can pretty much guarantee that there won't be any VHS players being made - and good luck trying to keep a VCR in working condition for 25 years
3. Format.
If it can play standalone on a current DVD player then you will probably be OK. This includes VCD, SVCD and DVD-Video.
Other posts have suggested an open-source codec (and player!) stored on the CD/DVD. This should also be OK - just make sure you pick a platform-neutral player and codec. You don't want to rely on a particular OS being available. In 25 years time someone may need to tinker with the code, but at least the basics should be sufficient to get it working.
But IMO, probably VCD or DVD-Video is your best bet right now.
1. The patch needed to become available.
2. Apple needed to test the patch.
3. Apple needed to build the updater.
Those who were willing to have been able to apply the patches to their machines for a week. How many machines running OpenSSH and Apache have been patched (no, not just OS X - all machines that run those)?
Apple has made its update available and easily installable. Within 1-2 weeks, over 80% of MacOS X systems are likely to be patched. Somehow I doubt that any other OS will be able to claim those numbers within a month of the bugs being found.
Of course, the majority of those systems aren't *running* Apache and OpenSSH, but other people have pointed that out.
1. What's the probability that primitive life evolved?
:)
One.
2. What's the probability that intelligent life evolved?
Somewhere between zero and one. We're still waiting to see.
3. What's the probability of the spontaneous existance of a supreme being?
I'll let you know when it happens
Note that your statement of the chances being infinitesimally small are your opinion, without any supporting evidence.
I on the other hand subscribe to "there are probably quite a number of earth-type planets out there, somewhere, so the chances are pretty good". Of course, it also includes that any societies are likely to miss each other by millions or billions of years - I think the chances of such civilisations encountering each other are infinitesimally small.
But I don't have any evidence to back either view.
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Google slashdot+"first post"
If you want information in a particular domain, ask for it.
Actually, there is no need to convince Telstra of anything. The government still owns a controlling interest, and could force a split.
...
But convincing Johnny or Alstrom is an exercise in futility
Read the article. The helium fills the channels, which mark the *roads*.
Why isn't there a moderation of "lazy"?
... giving the money as bonuses to the workers?
It's called Angband ...
for the Federal govt also to understand what the internet is about ... and as a result take back control of the infrastructure and make the privately-owned portion of Telstra services only.
... and competition.
Then maybe we will start to see some real advances
... and if it does, it will fail in a court challenge.
You are an idiot.
Month/Day/Year is an incredibly stupid order. Only two orderings make sense:
Day/Month/Year (increasing from smallest unit to largest).
Year/Month/Day (decreasing from largest unit to smallest).
Choice of delimiter is optional (in fact, delimiter is optional).
Of the two, YYYY/MM/DD makes most sense, since a naive sorting will put dates in the correct order.
2002/03/08 -> 8th March, 2002.
2002/08/03 -> 3rd August, 2002.
Additionally, only YYYY/MM/DD is unambiguous, due to the idiocy used by the US (and anyone else who uses MM/DD/YYYY).
Yes - here in Australia (at least in NSW) it's your own damn fault if you hurt yourself while committing an illegal act.
There may be many things wrong with our legal system here (I believe NSW has recently become the most litigious area in the world, although how that is measured I have no idea) but we've got this one right.
Likewise, if an accident occurs to someone else as a result of you committing a crime, you are also liable for that. So if someone dies as a result of you breaking and entering (e.g. you leave glass on the floor, they tread on it in the morning, fall down and skewer themselves) you will be liable for murder as well as break and enter.
Isn't Memorial Day supposed to be your day of rememberance for the war dead, etc (like Anzac Day in Australia)?
... both false positives and false negatives are bad. In both cases, the operators will nearly always assume that "the machine is right". Training can eliminate some of the problems with false positives (you must always do a human recognition check and the computer is merely narrowing down the possibilities) but false negatives are worse than useless as operators won't even think to check anyone who doesn't set off alarms in the computer.
So what the hell makes it a big party/movie weekend? If that's all it is to most people, I suggest you scrap it. If all you see it as is a holiday then it shouldn't be.
US citizens are always going on about how they "fought for their freedom" etc but it sure doesn't look like you respect those who actually *did* the fighting.
To put this on-topic
Well, if the sudden changes of acceleration stress the roller coaster itself (frame, carriage, etc) beyond its limits you could well claim that a person died from "g forces", if indirectly.
Besides, a sudden stop of the roller coaster is definitely within the domain of (negative) acceleration.