At my previous job, we used to have a few laptop cowboys in meetings. It was f*#@^*! annoying hearing ticketity tick tick anytime someone talked. It was so distracting that you would lose focus of what was being said.
It was just a joke. FYI - I'm a software engineer working in Southern NH. I've been developing software for 20 years, always living in NH, working in NH about 1/2 those years.
Until recently, you could also drink and drive - that is, you could be sipping a beer while driving your car, as long as you were not legally drunk. Me? I prefer to get all my drinking done ahead of time so I don't spill my beer.:-b
It's as simple as this - they are saying I am guilty until proven innocent. I have my own domains and run my own server 24/7. I am connected to MediaO... er AT&... er ComCast and although my IP is dynamic, it remains relatively stable. They even have a registered DNS entry for me (transferred from MediaOne days).
I manage my own SMTP server - no open relays. It's just the way I want to run my email. In fact, I just hooked up to spamhaus.org and relays.ordb.org.
There once was an OS named Domain/OS. It came to being circa 1980. From day 1, it was network-aware. The only trouble is, it was attached to expensive hardware.
I worked at Apollo and worked with a Unix hater. Unix hating had nothing to do with Microsoft. It had to do with much more advanced OSes. Apollo's Domain/OS was way ahead of it's time. It was far better than Unix, but suffered a bad fate because it was only supported by one vendor (Apollo) and came with hardware that cost too much. In a lot of ways, it was like Apple. However, it was designed and built for engineers.
After Domain/OS died, I realized that the best technology does not win. The cheapest technology that is sufficient wins. Hence Microsoft and Sun.
Yes, MP is not an action game. But I would argue that single-player HL was not either. What makes both games great is the integrated story and exploration. In that context, MP has true 3D exploration, whereas HL is much more linear. In HL, you could return to previously explored areas, but there wasn't much point in doing so. MP makes it mandatory, and continually expands the environment.
I agreee, the controls suck. However, after playing my son's Jedi Knight 2, I think ALL console FPS controls suck. I downloaded the demo for JK2 on the PC and found it 10 times easier to control.
I thought I was the only one that thought XML sucks! As everyone has pointed out, the file format is not the problem. It is the APIs to parse them that are painful.
I work in a company that was dizzy with XML love. Some misguided tech leads evangelized it as the solution to all our problems. Anyone with half a brain knows that it doesn't solve problems. XML just provides a data format.
XML is just a file format that gives you a regular syntax and saves you from the chores of parsing. DTDs give you symantics, but they are not part of XML. They must be created by you, for your project.
I was so frustrated with Java SAX parsers, I wrote some Java classes that load the XML as a big String and then use String operations to get and set certain tags. I became a happy programmer. This of course only works on small files, but for my situation it was sufficient.
I have started to assemble a "toolkit" with all my critical fixit software. I also am trying to get an equivalent hardward toolkit with a variety of cables, a spare HD, etc. I figure the family isn't going to go away, do I might as well do my duty.
If you compare two identical systems, one 32-bit, the other 64-bit, you could actually see a penalty going to 64-bit. Why? You could unnecessarily be using larger integers for simple operations, which translates into a larger memory footprint, reducing the benefits of the cache architecture.
Of course, as others pointed out, there are extra goodies that come with the 64-bit mode CPU. These may offset the negative effects stated above.
The point is this. Applications should only port to 64-bit if they have a need. The most prevalent need would be > 4GB RAM addressability. The other need is also stated by others - 64-bit arithmatic and bit operations.
I worked on the HP-UX port to PA-RISC 64-bit as well as the prototype IA64 architecture. I can tell you that 64-bits is not some sort of silver bullet. At this point in computing, it is a niche sector. Most programs should stick with 32-bits. Of course, certain programs will slowly move towards the 64-bit architecture. For example, Doom IV could benefit from > 4 GB of textures.:-)
Ummmm. I believe Metroid Prime DOES support 16:9 mode. In fact, the manual goes out of it's way to warn you that if you select progressive scan, you may get 16:9 mode. I'm not sure what the "may" means though.
At any rate, when I use FULL mode on my Sony, it fills the screen nicely. Circular objects are indeed circular, which is a pretty clear indicator to me that I am getting a 16:9 signal, since FULL mode only looks correct on a Sony widescreen if it is receiving a 16:9 image.
I have gone down the same path. The WinTV-HD seems to be the only viable PC solution. My goal is to build a silent PC to hook up to my home theater.
I want to build my own TiVo-like solution, but am not willing to invest in anything that does not record HD signals.
On the gaming front, I have suffered a serious blow to my PC-ego. I am playing Metroid Prime on my son's GameCube with progressive (480p) 16:9 output (via component-video cable purchased from Nintendo) to my 34" (16:9) Sony HDTV. It also has Dolby II Stereo pumping through my 5.1 sound system. It is as intense and refreshing as I remember Half-Life. Just don't tell my friends that I'm playing on a GameCube.:-)
I thought exactly the same thing. This is just a rehash of T2. While T2 was good, T1 is still the better movie.
However, the buxom new terminator will be a good draw. When the script sucks, just leverage the male libido. Pr0n seems to survive quite well with bad scripts.
They just HAD to reuse one of the greatest movie lines of all time. In this case, "She'll be back."
I had the benefit of working with this technology for a classification problem here at work. I was amazed at how good it worked. We were using it to replace a purely human process.
However, there is one huge problem. Incorrect classification. Blind tests against a known dataset showed 80%+ correctness. The problem is, you don't know which 20% is wrong. Thus, you still need 100% inspection to validate the results.
When applied to mail filters, I wonder how the technology avoids dumping your good mail? Like when your friend sends you a URL to good pr0n site.
Ahhh. The good old days of networked file systems...
Unmount disk pack in system A
Wait for it to spin down - if not - wheeeeee!
Pull big-ass pack out of dishwasher
Walk to system B
Insert disk pack into system B
Spin it up
That's still a lot more reliable than NFS!
Nostalgic side-note: At Wang, we were building the Ada compiler for the Wang VS. For some reason, the read-write activity of the compiler used to send those dishwashers walking across the floor. Weird.
We had a similar issue hooking up gdb (GNU debugger) to a new and highly confidential (at the time) chip architecture (IA64).
The goal was to keep all the knowledge of the chip as isolated from the GPL code as possible. In our case, we were running a simulator. We kept the simulator seperate from gdb and communicated via an RPC-like layer over a socket.
What does this have to do with your problem? The concept of isolation and creative workarounds to legal concerns. I would think that as long as your driver is a loadable module, it would have a similar effect of being isolated from the core OS and hence legally safe. Given the comments I've read about Linus' stand on this issue, it does not seem to be a problem.
You are absolutely right. However, there was a gem hidden in that trash and his name was Johnny Rotten - McLaren even owned that name!
Listen to Public Image Ltd. This band had really musical talent and showed that Johnny was more than just a prop. With a good backing band, he put out some really good albums and great performances.
A few songs even hit the MTV crowd (FFF, Rise), but were just pop pieces to hook people on the album. BTW, I loved how he named it Compact Disc, Tape. or Album, depending on which format you bought. That must have drove the distributors nuts. At the concert, I bought the T-Shirt.
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At my previous job, we used to have a few laptop cowboys in meetings. It was f*#@^*! annoying hearing ticketity tick tick anytime someone talked. It was so distracting that you would lose focus of what was being said.
A full class of tickety tick would be unbearable!
Yo - lus3r!
It was just a joke. FYI - I'm a software engineer working in Southern NH. I've been developing software for 20 years, always living in NH, working in NH about 1/2 those years.
Yes, there are a lot less cows.
Fuck off and die.
Dammit!
:-b
Born 'n bred in Cow Hampshah.
Until recently, you could also drink and drive - that is, you could be sipping a beer while driving your car, as long as you were not legally drunk. Me? I prefer to get all my drinking done ahead of time so I don't spill my beer.
It's as simple as this - they are saying I am guilty until proven innocent. I have my own domains and run my own server 24/7. I am connected to MediaO... er AT&... er ComCast and although my IP is dynamic, it remains relatively stable. They even have a registered DNS entry for me (transferred from MediaOne days).
I manage my own SMTP server - no open relays. It's just the way I want to run my email. In fact, I just hooked up to spamhaus.org and relays.ordb.org.
Why is this a crime?
There once was an OS named Domain/OS. It came to being circa 1980. From day 1, it was network-aware. The only trouble is, it was attached to expensive hardware.
I worked at Apollo and worked with a Unix hater. Unix hating had nothing to do with Microsoft. It had to do with much more advanced OSes. Apollo's Domain/OS was way ahead of it's time. It was far better than Unix, but suffered a bad fate because it was only supported by one vendor (Apollo) and came with hardware that cost too much. In a lot of ways, it was like Apple. However, it was designed and built for engineers.
After Domain/OS died, I realized that the best technology does not win. The cheapest technology that is sufficient wins. Hence Microsoft and Sun.
Yes, MP is not an action game. But I would argue that single-player HL was not either. What makes both games great is the integrated story and exploration. In that context, MP has true 3D exploration, whereas HL is much more linear. In HL, you could return to previously explored areas, but there wasn't much point in doing so. MP makes it mandatory, and continually expands the environment.
I agreee, the controls suck. However, after playing my son's Jedi Knight 2, I think ALL console FPS controls suck. I downloaded the demo for JK2 on the PC and found it 10 times easier to control.
HL2 has a tough job for itself. Metroid Prime (GameCube) has shown me what a modern-day Half-Life should be.
Who the F cares about all your stupid Fing mods!!!
HL was an incredible single-player experience. The fact that it has lived on as a superior multi-player platform is just gravy.
Besides, they stood on the shoulders of Quake2.
Assuming you got your finger past the protective shell, you're fingerprint would obscure ~7.4Gb. Read the specs before posting!
I have found the standard Java Properties file format and API solves 90% of the problems that XML zealots would claim XML is good for solving.
I thought I was the only one that thought XML sucks! As everyone has pointed out, the file format is not the problem. It is the APIs to parse them that are painful.
I work in a company that was dizzy with XML love. Some misguided tech leads evangelized it as the solution to all our problems. Anyone with half a brain knows that it doesn't solve problems. XML just provides a data format.
XML is just a file format that gives you a regular syntax and saves you from the chores of parsing. DTDs give you symantics, but they are not part of XML. They must be created by you, for your project.
I was so frustrated with Java SAX parsers, I wrote some Java classes that load the XML as a big String and then use String operations to get and set certain tags. I became a happy programmer. This of course only works on small files, but for my situation it was sufficient.
Are you high?!?
Why would I want to pay $$ for a product that is in almost every way, inferior to a free one - RealVNC.
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I have started to assemble a "toolkit" with all my critical fixit software. I also am trying to get an equivalent hardward toolkit with a variety of cables, a spare HD, etc. I figure the family isn't going to go away, do I might as well do my duty.
Absolutely correct.
:-)
If you compare two identical systems, one 32-bit, the other 64-bit, you could actually see a penalty going to 64-bit. Why? You could unnecessarily be using larger integers for simple operations, which translates into a larger memory footprint, reducing the benefits of the cache architecture.
Of course, as others pointed out, there are extra goodies that come with the 64-bit mode CPU. These may offset the negative effects stated above.
The point is this. Applications should only port to 64-bit if they have a need. The most prevalent need would be > 4GB RAM addressability. The other need is also stated by others - 64-bit arithmatic and bit operations.
I worked on the HP-UX port to PA-RISC 64-bit as well as the prototype IA64 architecture. I can tell you that 64-bits is not some sort of silver bullet. At this point in computing, it is a niche sector. Most programs should stick with 32-bits. Of course, certain programs will slowly move towards the 64-bit architecture. For example, Doom IV could benefit from > 4 GB of textures.
...don't let this game come out! I simply don't have the time.
MOO2 was the first game to introduce me to "Oh my god! It's 3AM!"
Ummmm. I believe Metroid Prime DOES support 16:9 mode. In fact, the manual goes out of it's way to warn you that if you select progressive scan, you may get 16:9 mode. I'm not sure what the "may" means though.
At any rate, when I use FULL mode on my Sony, it fills the screen nicely. Circular objects are indeed circular, which is a pretty clear indicator to me that I am getting a 16:9 signal, since FULL mode only looks correct on a Sony widescreen if it is receiving a 16:9 image.
I have gone down the same path. The WinTV-HD seems to be the only viable PC solution. My goal is to build a silent PC to hook up to my home theater.
:-)
I want to build my own TiVo-like solution, but am not willing to invest in anything that does not record HD signals.
On the gaming front, I have suffered a serious blow to my PC-ego. I am playing Metroid Prime on my son's GameCube with progressive (480p) 16:9 output (via component-video cable purchased from Nintendo) to my 34" (16:9) Sony HDTV. It also has Dolby II Stereo pumping through my 5.1 sound system. It is as intense and refreshing as I remember Half-Life. Just don't tell my friends that I'm playing on a GameCube.
I thought exactly the same thing. This is just a rehash of T2. While T2 was good, T1 is still the better movie.
However, the buxom new terminator will be a good draw. When the script sucks, just leverage the male libido. Pr0n seems to survive quite well with bad scripts.
They just HAD to reuse one of the greatest movie lines of all time. In this case, "She'll be back."
This is really great technology.
I had the benefit of working with this technology for a classification problem here at work. I was amazed at how good it worked. We were using it to replace a purely human process.
However, there is one huge problem. Incorrect classification. Blind tests against a known dataset showed 80%+ correctness. The problem is, you don't know which 20% is wrong. Thus, you still need 100% inspection to validate the results.
When applied to mail filters, I wonder how the technology avoids dumping your good mail? Like when your friend sends you a URL to good pr0n site.
...the little things - like 'ls -h'.
Hooray!
I was just getting over the MediaOne merger! AT&T saw fit to change our IP ranges a few times during that transition.
:-(
Looks like I better subscribe to a dynamic DNS service.
- Unmount disk pack in system A
- Wait for it to spin down - if not - wheeeeee!
- Pull big-ass pack out of dishwasher
- Walk to system B
- Insert disk pack into system B
- Spin it up
That's still a lot more reliable than NFS!Nostalgic side-note: At Wang, we were building the Ada compiler for the Wang VS. For some reason, the read-write activity of the compiler used to send those dishwashers walking across the floor. Weird.
Kinda sounds like the audio equivalent of Blipverts.
Mmmmaxxxx Head head headroom
We had a similar issue hooking up gdb (GNU debugger) to a new and highly confidential (at the time) chip architecture (IA64).
The goal was to keep all the knowledge of the chip as isolated from the GPL code as possible. In our case, we were running a simulator. We kept the simulator seperate from gdb and communicated via an RPC-like layer over a socket.
What does this have to do with your problem? The concept of isolation and creative workarounds to legal concerns. I would think that as long as your driver is a loadable module, it would have a similar effect of being isolated from the core OS and hence legally safe. Given the comments I've read about Linus' stand on this issue, it does not seem to be a problem.
You are absolutely right. However, there was a gem hidden in that trash and his name was Johnny Rotten - McLaren even owned that name!
Listen to Public Image Ltd. This band had really musical talent and showed that Johnny was more than just a prop. With a good backing band, he put out some really good albums and great performances.
A few songs even hit the MTV crowd (FFF, Rise), but were just pop pieces to hook people on the album. BTW, I loved how he named it Compact Disc, Tape. or Album, depending on which format you bought. That must have drove the distributors nuts. At the concert, I bought the T-Shirt.
Great stuff. Give PIL a listen!