I went to a lunch presentation on returning to the moon. One of the ideas for longer term use like colonization was to make roads by microwaving the regolith.
The iron melts into a continuous crust instead of being so abrasive and sharp
Adobe doesn't like my computer either. Sometimes it stops shutdown in that way to where I come back the next day, press "OK," then have to wait for the computer to shut off so I can turn it back on.
Other times it simply stalls the act of logging out to where I come back and the computer has locked itself but not logged out.
Computers stay on but logged out at work. Now the act of logging in, that's a good 35 - 40 seconds worth of mounting, scripts; mounting, scripts. Then outlook straight to the system tray takes 30 seconds after it has appeared before it's responsive because its querying the server.
I'm at a minute to start working and the computer has already negotiated with its own local hardware.
At least for the case of the media elements though, the programmers already have experience in the application domain.
It's the difference between asking them to work on code they know (or its pretty damn close) and just mindlessly throwing people at it.
Throwing people at it to have more eyes slows it down because each person then has to get caught up. It'll probably not be quite right either way. They have been slipping the date though...
One of the funny things I remember when working at a retail establishment was the subset of people that were either shocked or outright refused their check be processed by machine.
The check would be handed to me, where I would type in the amount manually and have the machine scan the lower account numbers and print a receipt on the back. It would ask for ID to be swiped more often than not.
Doesn't this sound pretty much the same as what a live teller does when you make a deposit? The best part is that it had at least as much float as if I were to deposit the check manually the same day.
Maybe they just didn't like that the machine would check if they were on a "deadbeat who bounced checks" list for us:P
I'll put in a me too on this, at least for anything more than a toy.
In the stuff I've worked on, items like linked list were really an array with a class wrapped around it to provide the same equivalent functions. In the end it was finite (60 items) and as a result had to give exception when filled.
But this meant that the memory could be accounted for at all times, instead of running away or being orphaned.
In a deterministic project, the keyword "new" is always replaced by finite static instances of objects... that is if the project even bothers going into OOD. The word "dynamic" doesn't really come in to play either.
Try to think of your data structures and see if maybe you can give it finite limit.
Parent has the best description that I could see from others, though they all ring true.
I'm a software guy who's in constant interaction with systems to refine things.
I've worked with some great systems people. The idea of making requirements makes me cringe though. Getting into some code is where its at for me, whether I'm fixing it or creating it.
and are surprised that it degraded so quickly? Without some form of responsibility (like a diff engine with soul-sucking registration that might actually work, I know.. I know) others are right: It was going to be sooner or later, and slashdot simply made it sooner. Wikipedia more or less works because it can contain posts and that its supposed to be factual information, not opinion.
I'm a ubuntu convert as well after seeing a couple friend's installs compared to when I was using FC3 at the time. I worked with FC3 for a couple months, and completely borked my install a couple times doing different things.
Ubuntu immediately has better support for wireless network settings (profiles!), which I need for school/home/etc. That and it isn't the hack of "you've changed your settings, now go restart your network service for settings to stick" type crap that Fedora was.
You know, the harddisc industry (in fact any industry with x000 employees ) HAS people that are WAY smarter than you. So whenever you encouter something that doesnt make sense to you, maybe YOU are wrong.
You need to relax.
Anyone can be the armchair quarterback, and someone knowing a little more can be the antithesis of it. That doesn't mean its not worth saying (foe either side), but it should be said in a condescending way.
What about the bane of hardware/network configuration on each boot?
For instance, everything may be detected correctly, but I still have to confgure the wireless, tweak the sound, muss with the resolution...... every time unless it turns into a liveCD that either:
A) writes data to itself (but how would you use it on another computer might be an issue)
B) writes data to some other resource, like a USB, or hard drive (though it really isn't "live" then).
And that's why consoles work! Configurations are held stable for everything, and settings are held withing some persistant memory. I can depend on a GPU being there, not a new ubertech one that I happen to work in a degraded mode for because its doing something revolutionary.
Consoles are the liveCDs of the game world already, except that they willingly limit themselves to only work on one or two computer types (ie PS2 or PS1).
Slashdot Mirror
If he was really sorry he'd use a pen that doesn't click. The "twist to open" or even a cheap BIC that simply has a pencap would do the trick.
I went to a lunch presentation on returning to the moon. One of the ideas for longer term use like colonization was to make roads by microwaving the regolith.
The iron melts into a continuous crust instead of being so abrasive and sharp
What just made this even better?
I just had the voice of Christopher Walken going through my head as I read it.
Adobe doesn't like my computer either. Sometimes it stops shutdown in that way to where I come back the next day, press "OK," then have to wait for the computer to shut off so I can turn it back on.
Other times it simply stalls the act of logging out to where I come back and the computer has locked itself but not logged out.
Computers stay on but logged out at work. Now the act of logging in, that's a good 35 - 40 seconds worth of mounting, scripts; mounting, scripts. Then outlook straight to the system tray takes 30 seconds after it has appeared before it's responsive because its querying the server.
I'm at a minute to start working and the computer has already negotiated with its own local hardware.
I feel your pain.
Well, "Bookmark All Tabs..." for each of your open windows then import the bookmarks. Would probably be easier than a python script.
Hope I'm not missing anything.
At least for the case of the media elements though, the programmers already have experience in the application domain.
It's the difference between asking them to work on code they know (or its pretty damn close) and just mindlessly throwing people at it.
Throwing people at it to have more eyes slows it down because each person then has to get caught up. It'll probably not be quite right either way. They have been slipping the date though...
One of the funny things I remember when working at a retail establishment was the subset of people that were either shocked or outright refused their check be processed by machine.
:P
The check would be handed to me, where I would type in the amount manually and have the machine scan the lower account numbers and print a receipt on the back. It would ask for ID to be swiped more often than not.
Doesn't this sound pretty much the same as what a live teller does when you make a deposit? The best part is that it had at least as much float as if I were to deposit the check manually the same day.
Maybe they just didn't like that the machine would check if they were on a "deadbeat who bounced checks" list for us
In the software lab I work in, we have this image as a poster.
I think the 0 - 100 is to have the ability to use a 0 - 100 percentage bar with a stars/no-stars image.
No scaling necessary for display.
Just my thoughts..
I'll put in a me too on this, at least for anything more than a toy.
In the stuff I've worked on, items like linked list were really an array with a class wrapped around it to provide the same equivalent functions. In the end it was finite (60 items) and as a result had to give exception when filled.
But this meant that the memory could be accounted for at all times, instead of running away or being orphaned.
In a deterministic project, the keyword "new" is always replaced by finite static instances of objects... that is if the project even bothers going into OOD. The word "dynamic" doesn't really come in to play either.
Try to think of your data structures and see if maybe you can give it finite limit.
someone has already replied, but the obvious...
The EU in EULA is for end user. So as sibling post says:
He's an agent for you, the end user, or he/she has no right to install the software for you.
Now how insane that is is another question.
You read the Wow "responses", right?
At least it wasn't another set of questions poured through a PR sieve.
Heh, which side is the floor?
That and wouldn't steel shoulder pads, anklets, and bracelets work better to "pull" down a walking person than a whole suit?
Just more to think about...
That is most likely the GPS antenna.
The sonar array looks to be mounted low and in front on the chassis.
The IMU wouldn't belong on top of a mast. The Z-difference(aka lever) with an IMU on top would make for more errors when going up or down objects.
Parent has the best description that I could see from others, though they all ring true.
I'm a software guy who's in constant interaction with systems to refine things.
I've worked with some great systems people. The idea of making requirements makes me cringe though. Getting into some code is where its at for me, whether I'm fixing it or creating it.
OT, but:
Don't crystals, stalagmites, etc "grow" even though they don't live?
Giving a non-living thing living attributes (anthropomorphization) isn't really that bad, is it?
The link (at the very end, I know its hard to read that far) did say it would be optional...
If they were running as "linksys" anyways, wouldn't a simple reset (pen / paperclip to the reset button) put them back on their merry way?
and are surprised that it degraded so quickly?
Without some form of responsibility (like a diff engine with soul-sucking registration that might actually work, I know.. I know) others are right:
It was going to be sooner or later, and slashdot simply made it sooner.
Wikipedia more or less works because it can contain posts and that its supposed to be factual information, not opinion.
How would it be infringement if they gave you the means (and essentially the permission) to make a copy of the music?
This is all within reason of course.
I'm a ubuntu convert as well after seeing a couple friend's installs compared to when I was using FC3 at the time. I worked with FC3 for a couple months, and completely borked my install a couple times doing different things.
Ubuntu immediately has better support for wireless network settings (profiles!), which I need for school/home/etc. That and it isn't the hack of "you've changed your settings, now go restart your network service for settings to stick" type crap that Fedora was.
You need to relax.
Anyone can be the armchair quarterback, and someone knowing a little more can be the antithesis of it.
That doesn't mean its not worth saying (foe either side), but it should be said in a condescending way.
What about the bane of hardware/network configuration on each boot?
... every time unless it turns into a liveCD that either:
For instance, everything may be detected correctly, but I still have to confgure the wireless, tweak the sound, muss with the resolution...
A) writes data to itself (but how would you use it on another computer might be an issue)
B) writes data to some other resource, like a USB, or hard drive (though it really isn't "live" then).
And that's why consoles work! Configurations are held stable for everything, and settings are held withing some persistant memory.
I can depend on a GPU being there, not a new ubertech one that I happen to work in a degraded mode for because its doing something revolutionary.
Consoles are the liveCDs of the game world already, except that they willingly limit themselves to only work on one or two computer types (ie PS2 or PS1).
Now did you get the operations because of the consoles doing such damage to your thumb, or for some other reason?
Dave
CFO and CTO could be on those "take no salary" type things.