If I understand this correctly, an Error exception generally indicates a bug in the program. An application which uses plug-in modules can catch Error in order to insulate itself somewhat from bugs in those modules. There's nothing useful that the module can do if there's a bug in it; it should give up and let the framework handle the problem. Now there's some doubt in my mind as to how well an application can insulate itself from plug-ins running in the same VM and therefore sharing state with it, but maybe this can work.
Freeview boxes don't "all do the same thing". The more expensive ones have such features as web and email access, media file playing (from memory cards or over the Internet), dual tuners (for recording and viewing different channels) or even a PVR.
The Palm "just works"? Man, you must have REALLY low expectations.
Probably just different experiences.
My Tungsten T2 has given me more trouble in six months than my Newton MP2100 has in a decade. The Palm syncronisation system is complete and utter crap,
It seems fine to me, but so far I've mostly used it for backing up rather than synchronising with a desktop PIM. What exaclty is wrong with it?
the notion of a PalmOS application is an absolute fantasy, with most remotely cutting edge apps being pretty much machine specific
"Cutting edge" meaning "beta", right? What did you expect? So far as I know, most applications will work just fine with any machine above some minimal OS version. I've never yet found an application that was supposed to work on my Palm IIIx but didn't.
and - worst of all - when it decides to freak and lock up, the only way to get it going again is a long charge followed by a hard reset, which kills all of your data and leaves you reliant on the utterly broken backup/sync system to get you going again..
I wonder whether there's a hardware problem with your Palm.
PalmOS isn't really a playform at all, it's an embedded OS.
It is not terribly easy to develop for the Palm but it is certainly possible for a third-party developer to write robust applications for it. I used to work for a company that did just that.
I have also heard that 64 bit Windows on Opteron is slower at running 32 bit code than 32 bit Windows on Opteron, which has made me want to rerun my 32 bit tests under a 32 bit kernel.
That sounds reasonable. The 64-bit version has to switch modes and convert parameters for each Win32 call that requires a system call (and possibly for some that don't).
I have a hard time believing that anyone would use a non-real-time kernel for fly-by-wire. Perhaps it's acceptable for a simulator though. As for "nimbleness", later versions of the kernel have larger code but are more efficient in many ways.
You can spoof your IP address in IPv4. It's easier if you're on the same network segment as the spoofed address, though. If the segment isn't switched, it's trivial to get the responses by putting the NIC into promiscuous mode. If the segment is switched then you should be able to steal the target address by using MAC spoofing or ARP spoofing. With ARP spoofing you can also become a man-in-the-middle for extra fun. If you're not on the same network segment the possibilities are admittedly more limited. However, if the machines you're sending your spoofed packets to are running to still don't have a good TCP ISN generator (many don't) it should be possible to predict the ISN and to set up a connection without seeing the replies. You don't have to limit yourself to one guess, of course.
Yes, Slashdot has killfiles. Click the grey marble next to a poster's name and you can mark them as a "foe". You can then apply a -6 (or other value) modifier to your foes' comments.
The Republic of Ireland (the country) still _claims_ sovereignty,
No they don't. There was a constitutional amendment in 1998 that disclaimed sovereignty of the six counties of Northern Ireland. This was part of the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
and thats why you are entitled to an Irish passport.
I've never heard that before, though you may be right.
Actually it's the anti-virus filter writers that should be doing this. The filters have an entry for each virus, and that could include a flag indicating whether the virus forges the From address. Since they haven't done this, I conclude that they're happy to spam us silly with advertising for their filters.
Here's your Bayesian filtering for Outlook. Microsoft is also distributing a Bayesian filter with Outlook 2003, but get this - it's pre-trained and can't learn any more!
DVDCCA-compliant drives enforce region coding by refusing attempts to read sectors that aren't flagged as accessible in the current region, and they support CSS by refusing to reveal the disc and title keys without going through a cryptographic handshake. They do not perform CSS decoding in any circumstances.
I can - I just don't find it funny. Anyway, you can buy or rent Happy Tree Friends on DVD now. No, I'm not kidding - I spotted it in Blockbuster last month.
That's not even half the problem. Without the selection, the gene pool actually gets progresively weaker! People with bad immune systems (e.g.) can take drugs to prolong their life. If the disease is genetic, then it won't be getting filtered out at all, and it will propagate if they have children. Within X generations, the majority of the population will carry serious flaws from the miriad of things that can go wrong with the human body.
Actually no. Genetic diseases can and are being selected out by in vitro fertilisation and selective implantation.
With the 4th (actually 5th) maintenance mission cancelled, Hubble is likely to become inoperable earlier than its projected end-of-life. Even if the new telescope is launched on time (which I'm not at all confident about) there is likely to be a gap in observations.
1) Bush has made a lot of commitments that he has then refused to fund.
2) The work done with Hubble has long-term scientific value. Maintaining Hubble is looking long term.
3) Increased NASA activity mostly stimulates "defence" contractors. (It's funny how Republicans are against state spending to stimulate the economy, unless it goes on "defence".)
Near where I live, some kids have been climbing up lamp-posts and swinging from them (no, not by their necks) until the lamp-posts bend and break. A whole load of them had to be replaced recently.
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This does not apply to economically underdeveloped regions such as the former East Germany.
If I understand this correctly, an Error exception generally indicates a bug in the program. An application which uses plug-in modules can catch Error in order to insulate itself somewhat from bugs in those modules. There's nothing useful that the module can do if there's a bug in it; it should give up and let the framework handle the problem. Now there's some doubt in my mind as to how well an application can insulate itself from plug-ins running in the same VM and therefore sharing state with it, but maybe this can work.
Freeview boxes don't "all do the same thing". The more expensive ones have such features as web and email access, media file playing (from memory cards or over the Internet), dual tuners (for recording and viewing different channels) or even a PVR.
Probably just different experiences.
It seems fine to me, but so far I've mostly used it for backing up rather than synchronising with a desktop PIM. What exaclty is wrong with it?
"Cutting edge" meaning "beta", right? What did you expect? So far as I know, most applications will work just fine with any machine above some minimal OS version. I've never yet found an application that was supposed to work on my Palm IIIx but didn't.
I wonder whether there's a hardware problem with your Palm.
It is not terribly easy to develop for the Palm but it is certainly possible for a third-party developer to write robust applications for it. I used to work for a company that did just that.
"Limited use of firehoses", eh? How about the shooting of protestors at Kent State in 1970.
That sounds reasonable. The 64-bit version has to switch modes and convert parameters for each Win32 call that requires a system call (and possibly for some that don't).
I have a hard time believing that anyone would use a non-real-time kernel for fly-by-wire. Perhaps it's acceptable for a simulator though. As for "nimbleness", later versions of the kernel have larger code but are more efficient in many ways.
You can spoof your IP address in IPv4. It's easier if you're on the same network segment as the spoofed address, though. If the segment isn't switched, it's trivial to get the responses by putting the NIC into promiscuous mode. If the segment is switched then you should be able to steal the target address by using MAC spoofing or ARP spoofing. With ARP spoofing you can also become a man-in-the-middle for extra fun. If you're not on the same network segment the possibilities are admittedly more limited. However, if the machines you're sending your spoofed packets to are running to still don't have a good TCP ISN generator (many don't) it should be possible to predict the ISN and to set up a connection without seeing the replies. You don't have to limit yourself to one guess, of course.
libjpeg has the same requirement for acknowledgement, and is used by about a million GPL'd programs.
Yes, Slashdot has killfiles. Click the grey marble next to a poster's name and you can mark them as a "foe". You can then apply a -6 (or other value) modifier to your foes' comments.
No they don't. There was a constitutional amendment in 1998 that disclaimed sovereignty of the six counties of Northern Ireland. This was part of the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
I've never heard that before, though you may be right.
Actually it's the anti-virus filter writers that should be doing this. The filters have an entry for each virus, and that could include a flag indicating whether the virus forges the From address. Since they haven't done this, I conclude that they're happy to spam us silly with advertising for their filters.
You shouldn't swap to flash anyway - it'll wear out too quickly.
Here's your Bayesian filtering for Outlook. Microsoft is also distributing a Bayesian filter with Outlook 2003, but get this - it's pre-trained and can't learn any more!
DVDCCA-compliant drives enforce region coding by refusing attempts to read sectors that aren't flagged as accessible in the current region, and they support CSS by refusing to reveal the disc and title keys without going through a cryptographic handshake. They do not perform CSS decoding in any circumstances.
Buy from anyone but Halliburton.
I can - I just don't find it funny. Anyway, you can buy or rent Happy Tree Friends on DVD now. No, I'm not kidding - I spotted it in Blockbuster last month.
Not specifically Bush's. Military contractors have long had a cosy relationship with the US (and other) governments, regardless of the party in power.
A "trickle" is all they get.
I never said Republicans were the only ones to do this.
Actually no. Genetic diseases can and are being selected out by in vitro fertilisation and selective implantation.
With the 4th (actually 5th) maintenance mission cancelled, Hubble is likely to become inoperable earlier than its projected end-of-life. Even if the new telescope is launched on time (which I'm not at all confident about) there is likely to be a gap in observations.
1) Bush has made a lot of commitments that he has then refused to fund.
2) The work done with Hubble has long-term scientific value. Maintaining Hubble is looking long term.
3) Increased NASA activity mostly stimulates "defence" contractors. (It's funny how Republicans are against state spending to stimulate the economy, unless it goes on "defence".)
Near where I live, some kids have been climbing up lamp-posts and swinging from them (no, not by their necks) until the lamp-posts bend and break. A whole load of them had to be replaced recently.
What are the differences between this modified GPL and the LGPL, then?
It seems to me that he was conflating the Lego products ("mainstay of my childhood") and the Lego company ("dire financial straits").
Don't forget the routers that would need to be hooked up to the dark fibre to make it useful.