What the subject says...children simply have *zero* human rights in America. They are treated like dirt most often. And then we turn 18 and we *magicly* become competent, intelligent humans (and citizens) who can take care of are selves.
Did you know that it is illegal to even be employed until one is 15 years old? I used to get all kinds of great job offers for Java development, only to be forced to turn them down because I live in this "free" country that doesn't *ever* discriminate against anyone.
Apple is being stupid altogether. And so are most people in the world, and it's not correct!
A few years ago (I don't know if they still do this), Macromedia would ship you a CD and a manual to some product if you could prove you owned a license. They charged about $20 I think.
Obviously. However, there are things which can reduce it. That's like saying "Germs are a fact of life...nothing can prevent them [therefore soap is useless; don't use it]".
I happen to be a control-freak when it comes to what's on my system. I started out with Linux on Red Hat 6.1, which I began to hate because I didn't know where RPM put things (often in non-standard places).
Now I never use package managers. I don't use a distro, but made a system from scratch. I always read what 'make install' does before a run it. Etc.
My system has far, far, less cruft then most others I see. Therefore, this is what I would recommend for others to do.
Firstly, they are afraid of breaking the thing. I don't know how many times the 70-year-old down the street who bought an e-machine a few months ago has said something like "I'm just afraid I'm going to mess something up, that's why I'm incapable of typing 'http://www.ebay.com/'".
They can't learn or do anything because they think that they can't learn or do anything!
And when I mention this, it's, "I know, you're right. But I'm just so stupid". And straight back again quicker then lightning.
And you know what? We let them! In fact, we encourage them! Open \WINDOWS in a typical MS install. Rather then the contents of the directory, you get a scary message telling you how stupid you are and that if you -- a mere user -- try the mess with this stuff the computer IS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!!
Whoever said they wanted schematics coming with computers is totally correct. We allow users to think that they are stupid.
Another reason that user are think stupid is that they are so easily contented. "I don't want to install Linux, I'm happy with what I've got, even though it crashes twice daily and E-Machines put an annoying ad on my desktop [That's really low; Banner ads in the taskbar!]. Linux sounds like I could break something."
Users don't want to learn anything because (A) they are afraid and (B) they don't have to.
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Perhaps one could stop it like a Razer scooter (I love that thing): jumping off while still holder the handle bars. This instantly stops the thing and one doesn't fall over either. Assuming that the moter is stopped because you aren't leaning forward anymore, it should work the same.
Some of us are outside of DSL range, can't get ISDN, have had very good, reliable service from Excite@home/AT&T, and are not Windows-using, Nimba-spreading idiots. We are being disconnected from the Internet because some bond holders want their money back. Yes, give them their money! But what right have they to shut us down? Exite's users are inocent bystanders.
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Which is another reason it should be faster. Generaly speaking, the longer the pieline, the slower the CPU. Also, you get a bigger hit when your prediction is wrong.
The PPC architecture is fundementally better then the x86. At these clock speed (and with *halve* the pipline!), the PPC 8500 will blaze anything Intel will throw at it for a long while. Get ready for another side-by-side-with-Photoshop.
[grin type="exited"/]
Personaly, what I would like better then C++ in a VM is something with Java-like syntax which runs natively. What if we had I langauge ( I'd call it 'Z' ) that was as fast as native C++, yet had the easy syntax and object-orientedness of Java? Of course, it would have to be open to be really perfect. And it would be able to access C++ APIs, so that we could use it with OSs and libraries for which no one has yet writen 'Z' API headers..
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What the subject says...children simply have *zero* human rights in America. They are treated like dirt most often. And then we turn 18 and we *magicly* become competent, intelligent humans (and citizens) who can take care of are selves.
Did you know that it is illegal to even be employed until one is 15 years old? I used to get all kinds of great job offers for Java development, only to be forced to turn them down because I live in this "free" country that doesn't *ever* discriminate against anyone.
Apple is being stupid altogether. And so are most people in the world, and it's not correct!
A few years ago (I don't know if they still do this), Macromedia would ship you a CD and a manual to some product if you could prove you owned a license. They charged about $20 I think.
I happen to be a control-freak when it comes to what's on my system. I started out with Linux on Red Hat 6.1, which I began to hate because I didn't know where RPM put things (often in non-standard places).
Now I never use package managers. I don't use a distro, but made a system from scratch. I always read what 'make install' does before a run it. Etc.
My system has far, far, less cruft then most others I see. Therefore, this is what I would recommend for others to do.
You know why people remain ignorant?
Firstly, they are afraid of breaking the thing. I don't know how many times the 70-year-old down the street who bought an e-machine a few months ago has said something like "I'm just afraid I'm going to mess something up, that's why I'm incapable of typing 'http://www.ebay.com/'".
They can't learn or do anything because they think that they can't learn or do anything!
And when I mention this, it's, "I know, you're right. But I'm just so stupid". And straight back again quicker then lightning.
And you know what? We let them! In fact, we encourage them! Open \WINDOWS in a typical MS install. Rather then the contents of the directory, you get a scary message telling you how stupid you are and that if you -- a mere user -- try the mess with this stuff the computer IS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!!
Whoever said they wanted schematics coming with computers is totally correct. We allow users to think that they are stupid.
Another reason that user are think stupid is that they are so easily contented. "I don't want to install Linux, I'm happy with what I've got, even though it crashes twice daily and E-Machines put an annoying ad on my desktop [That's really low; Banner ads in the taskbar!]. Linux sounds like I could break something."
Users don't want to learn anything because (A) they are afraid and (B) they don't have to.
That's pretty sad and needs shaping up.
Who wants South Dakota, anyway?
Perhaps one could stop it like a Razer scooter (I love that thing): jumping off while still holder the handle bars. This instantly stops the thing and one doesn't fall over either. Assuming that the moter is stopped because you aren't leaning forward anymore, it should work the same.
Some of us are outside of DSL range, can't get ISDN, have had very good, reliable service from Excite@home/AT&T, and are not Windows-using, Nimba-spreading idiots. We are being disconnected from the Internet because some bond holders want their money back. Yes, give them their money! But what right have they to shut us down? Exite's users are inocent bystanders.
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Which is another reason it should be faster. Generaly speaking, the longer the pieline, the slower the CPU. Also, you get a bigger hit when your prediction is wrong.
The PPC architecture is fundementally better then the x86. At these clock speed (and with *halve* the pipline!), the PPC 8500 will blaze anything Intel will throw at it for a long while. Get ready for another side-by-side-with-Photoshop. [grin type="exited" /]
Exuse me. I was refering to the first message posted, which refers to "HotSpot" and provides no links.
That's great! How do I use it?
Personaly, what I would like better then C++ in a VM is something with Java-like syntax which runs natively. What if we had I langauge ( I'd call it 'Z' ) that was as fast as native C++, yet had the easy syntax and object-orientedness of Java? Of course, it would have to be open to be really perfect. And it would be able to access C++ APIs, so that we could use it with OSs and libraries for which no one has yet writen 'Z' API headers..