Personally, I prefer Java Servlets and JSP. I have friends who consider Ruby to be the best platform for web applications and others who prefer Perl.
In the end, it all depends on what the customer is using for the rest of their systems. Arguing which language is best for a web front-end is quite pointless.
The thing is that the FUD from MS is a reaction to the negative press, reviews and reputation they have received for the last 20 years. I'm not saying that their reputation is undeserved, only that its a natural reaction.
Hopefully when MS learns from their mistakes and starts producing product of higher quality, their reputation will also improve and we will see much less FUD from them.
Instead of blocking signals to prevent eavesdropping, this could actually be used in rooms where you don't want a constant RF-signal passing through, like your childrens bedroom or something.
The main reason I don't want WiFi in my home is the potential health-risk. If I could limit the RF-field to certain rooms, I just might consider it.
Europe has a pretty nasty history of racism and one thing we've learned is that freedom to express racist opionon only tend to increase its supporters.
Even though the suggested ban would not elminate the problem, it would greatly limit their recruitment numbers.
Racist organizations are best fought by discredeting their leaders. This will make the core organization shrink and finally crack due to internal disputes.
What actually bothers me the most is that we probably will have to do to same battle our grandparents and great-grandparents did a 100 years.
Somehow injustices seems to come back, regardless of how many laws we have that protect us from them. Should it really be necessary for each generation to fight the battle for democracy?
My guess is that there will be something similar to SCSI LVD. Since the decay of two nearby particles should be roughly the same, the real value could be decided from the differential value of two particles.
But what do I know? I'm just a bum with a masters who spends his working hours on/.
Something that is almost always ignored when comparing programming language is the actual cost of developing something in that language.
Sure, you can almost always produce faster software in a low-level language. But since there are no good tools for doing this, it costs to much. Developing software using a modern, state-of-the-art IDE like IntelliJ IDEA, NetBeans or Eclipse speeds up the actually development process and allows the programmers to focus on the design, rather than trying to understand an obscure low-level API.
And no, Visual Studio does not count as a state-of-the-art IDE...
On my 25th birthday I got a Death Star replica from my friends. It was built from an inflatable bathball and a large plastic bag. Unfortunetaly it was destroyed by some rebels armed with alcohol a couple of months later. Anyway, while it was still intact I used it to threaten my roommates when they "forgot" to do their dishes.
...is that the experiement will falsify the theory. When we realize that Einstein was wrong we start seeing the world as it actually is and the illusion will fall apart. Most people will die instantly by the sudden change of perception. I, however, will survive and become the most powerful man alive, since I already figured out the truth and bought the right stocks in advance.
Today, all robots (and computers) are basically complicated machinery. Even with the most sofisticated computer program it is possible to determine the outcome in advance (As opposed to humans, where we only can determine the next action statisically.).
How long do you think it would take before our robots (and computers) can perform actions that cannot be calculated precisly?
My guess is they use acid in a similar way as they do when making paper. But thats only a guess..
Doesn't have to be hazardous to the environment if done properly.
Getting from point A to point B is not a matter of how fast or how safe you get there, it's all about style. That is why people who can afford it buy exepnsive sportscar for driving to work. But a cool car isn't necessarily the same thing as a cool way to travel.
Thats why I will get myself a really big horse (Page in swedish. Its probably the largest horse in the world today. 197 cm tall.) and ride to work. A big horse i very cool and think of all the chick you can pick up (all chicks love horses).
How many have actually tried to develop a simple game? Compared to developing other end-user applications it is very difficult.
Even with access to a good high-level API, such as Managed DirectX, or a complete game engine, it is still very hard to get into the technologies behind the games. I remeber the first time I was writing a very simple game where the chararcter could walk around in a simple limited 3D world. I quickly gave up trying to get shadows working, and basic things such as gravity or collision detection was more difficult than I would've imagined. The easiest thing was actually the AI of the computer opponents.
What the gaming industry needs are simple tools and standards for creating games. Sure, there are a number of APIs and game engines available, but none is simple enough for a an average programmer to start with.
The problem with piracy in the gaming industry is also a problem. But I think the solution would be something like iTunes for games. And they have to get alot more cheaper. But that would come naturally when it becomes easier to develop games
Yes, but these commercials compete on equal grounds. They don't talk about the negative sides of their comptetitors, thats the difference. Imagine a commercials from Ford that only tells how bad and expensive Volvo is. Wouldn't happen, because the customers wouldn't trust such a message.
But I agree with you that the best way to deal with these types of press-releases from MS and other companies is to simply ignore it. By now, the document has probably been read by thousands of people who would otherwise never have seen it.
Its funny that the argument about which tool is better is almost completly unique for the IT-industry. You don't see car mechanics arguing over which brand of screwdriver is better or a carpenter defending his hammer against the people using a nailgun. Sure, people have their own preferences, but mostly they keep it to themselves.
This is commercial gone bad. Hopefully the industry will get mature enough that we won't have to see this kind of marketing. But I guess its a long way there...
With all this attention Linux has been getting recently, I wouldn't be supprised if Microsoft released their own competing Linux-distro. MS Linux, with DirectX support and optional (at least in EU) XWindowsMediaPlayer...
Of course they have to port command.com so that the users will recognize the shell...
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Personally, I prefer Java Servlets and JSP. I have friends who consider Ruby to be the best platform for web applications and others who prefer Perl.
In the end, it all depends on what the customer is using for the rest of their systems. Arguing which language is best for a web front-end is quite pointless.
According to a friend of mine, you should also add a & at the end...
Governments will collect information about spammers to make their efforts more effective? Sure, fight fire with fire. I like it.
The thing is that the FUD from MS is a reaction to the negative press, reviews and reputation they have received for the last 20 years. I'm not saying that their reputation is undeserved, only that its a natural reaction.
Hopefully when MS learns from their mistakes and starts producing product of higher quality, their reputation will also improve and we will see much less FUD from them.
1 year: This day, X-Prize and anything related to private space-flight is forgotten by 99.9% of Earths population.
News die faster than anything else.
Yeah. Why try to protect yourself from anything potentially dangerous when you can't protect yourself against everything?
I prefer less radiation. Especially when it comes to protecting children who are more sensitive than adults.
Instead of blocking signals to prevent eavesdropping, this could actually be used in rooms where you don't want a constant RF-signal passing through, like your childrens bedroom or something.
The main reason I don't want WiFi in my home is the potential health-risk. If I could limit the RF-field to certain rooms, I just might consider it.
Bull.Shit.
Europe has a pretty nasty history of racism and one thing we've learned is that freedom to express racist opionon only tend to increase its supporters.
Even though the suggested ban would not elminate the problem, it would greatly limit their recruitment numbers.
Racist organizations are best fought by discredeting their leaders. This will make the core organization shrink and finally crack due to internal disputes.
Please, I could toss a couple of Oscar Wilde quotes back at that. All that is required for freedom and liberty is acceptance, nothing else.
Patriotism has nothing to do with democracy, a nation has nothing to do with freedom and a tyrant can work across all borders made by men.
+5 Insightful indeed.
What actually bothers me the most is that we probably will have to do to same battle our grandparents and great-grandparents did a 100 years.
Somehow injustices seems to come back, regardless of how many laws we have that protect us from them. Should it really be necessary for each generation to fight the battle for democracy?
My guess is that there will be something similar to SCSI LVD. Since the decay of two nearby particles should be roughly the same, the real value could be decided from the differential value of two particles.
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But what do I know? I'm just a bum with a masters who spends his working hours on
Something that is almost always ignored when comparing programming language is the actual cost of developing something in that language.
Sure, you can almost always produce faster software in a low-level language. But since there are no good tools for doing this, it costs to much. Developing software using a modern, state-of-the-art IDE like IntelliJ IDEA, NetBeans or Eclipse speeds up the actually development process and allows the programmers to focus on the design, rather than trying to understand an obscure low-level API.
And no, Visual Studio does not count as a state-of-the-art IDE...
At this very moment, Judas Priest (including Rob Halford) is performing a couple of miles from me.
The true crime tonight is that I am missing this...
On my 25th birthday I got a Death Star replica from my friends. It was built from an inflatable bathball and a large plastic bag. Unfortunetaly it was destroyed by some rebels armed with alcohol a couple of months later. Anyway, while it was still intact I used it to threaten my roommates when they "forgot" to do their dishes.
...is that the experiement will falsify the theory. When we realize that Einstein was wrong we start seeing the world as it actually is and the illusion will fall apart. Most people will die instantly by the sudden change of perception. I, however, will survive and become the most powerful man alive, since I already figured out the truth and bought the right stocks in advance.
Today, all robots (and computers) are basically complicated machinery. Even with the most sofisticated computer program it is possible to determine the outcome in advance (As opposed to humans, where we only can determine the next action statisically.).
How long do you think it would take before our robots (and computers) can perform actions that cannot be calculated precisly?
My guess is they use acid in a similar way as they do when making paper. But thats only a guess.. Doesn't have to be hazardous to the environment if done properly.
Getting from point A to point B is not a matter of how fast or how safe you get there, it's all about style. That is why people who can afford it buy exepnsive sportscar for driving to work. But a cool car isn't necessarily the same thing as a cool way to travel.
Thats why I will get myself a really big horse (Page in swedish. Its probably the largest horse in the world today. 197 cm tall.) and ride to work. A big horse i very cool and think of all the chick you can pick up (all chicks love horses).
How many have actually tried to develop a simple game? Compared to developing other end-user applications it is very difficult.
Even with access to a good high-level API, such as Managed DirectX, or a complete game engine, it is still very hard to get into the technologies behind the games. I remeber the first time I was writing a very simple game where the chararcter could walk around in a simple limited 3D world. I quickly gave up trying to get shadows working, and basic things such as gravity or collision detection was more difficult than I would've imagined. The easiest thing was actually the AI of the computer opponents.
What the gaming industry needs are simple tools and standards for creating games. Sure, there are a number of APIs and game engines available, but none is simple enough for a an average programmer to start with.
The problem with piracy in the gaming industry is also a problem. But I think the solution would be something like iTunes for games. And they have to get alot more cheaper. But that would come naturally when it becomes easier to develop games
Yes, but these commercials compete on equal grounds. They don't talk about the negative sides of their comptetitors, thats the difference. Imagine a commercials from Ford that only tells how bad and expensive Volvo is. Wouldn't happen, because the customers wouldn't trust such a message. But I agree with you that the best way to deal with these types of press-releases from MS and other companies is to simply ignore it. By now, the document has probably been read by thousands of people who would otherwise never have seen it.
Its funny that the argument about which tool is better is almost completly unique for the IT-industry. You don't see car mechanics arguing over which brand of screwdriver is better or a carpenter defending his hammer against the people using a nailgun. Sure, people have their own preferences, but mostly they keep it to themselves. This is commercial gone bad. Hopefully the industry will get mature enough that we won't have to see this kind of marketing. But I guess its a long way there...
With all this attention Linux has been getting recently, I wouldn't be supprised if Microsoft released their own competing Linux-distro. MS Linux, with DirectX support and optional (at least in EU) XWindowsMediaPlayer... Of course they have to port command.com so that the users will recognize the shell...