A database is too much program for most uses of a scriptable spreadsheet. Plus it kinda defeats the purpose of this office suite--one app for many uses (read the review if you don't know what I am talking about).
There was no mention of scripting in the article so I assume that it is not available. It would be great to find another tool that has the ease of scripting that Excel has. Its very easy to automate some of the drudgery that dealing with spreadsheets requires.
But I guess if we need scripting, then perhaps we fall into the "advanced Office" users. Still such capabilities are invaluable when you need them.
Sounds like the what used to be called the "highway of death" in Malaga, Spain. Lots of people from England go on holiday (vacation) there. The road between the Malaga airport and the beach resorts had one of the highest incidents of traffic accidents in all of Europe.
Spain drives on the right hand side of the road.
England drives on the left.
Apparently they now have a concrete divider on the road so no one mistakenly goes on the opposite side.
Maybe the "Longest Day" is not the best rep of those times (I dunno, wasn't even alive), but I seem to remember there was problem with the clicky-clickers. The sound of a bolt-action German gun made the same sound as the click-click. In at least one scene I think one of the allies got waxed because of it.
But maybe that is all Hollywood hyperbole.
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>>3. The reality of the situation is that there is no more room to build
Maybe for single-family homes, but one of the things that bugs me about the Valley is the lack of vertical thinking. Everything is a squatty building with maybe 2 stories.
Lets start thinking vertical. And don't give me that bs about earthquakes. Tokyo has more earthquakes and stronger ones, and they build things vertical.
On a development front, I am glad to see new condos and apartments being built in downtown Redwood City and Mtn View. Start with these then move to the single-family house if you so choose.
This brings up another thing that bugs me. Why do we in the US feel it is necessary to live in a house with a white picket fence and a garage? Shit, I'm happy to have a roof over my head and a toilet that works. When I lived in Europe for a short time, I loved that fact that I didn't need a car--I could walk everywhere in the city. The apartment I was in was on a street where a car could not even fit down it. Not even a Mini. It was great being able to walk everywhere. Allowed me to appreciate the city, let life pass by at a normal pace, and get some healthy walking no matter how sedentary my work was.
Gee, I seem to remember pundits saying the exact same thing around 91-92.
Face facts. Lots of truly intelligent people live in SIlicon Valley and love tech. They also have a knack for taking a risk and dusting themselves off if it doesn't work or moving on to something new if it does. And they like the area, so they are not moving anytime soon.
Other areas of the country WILL develop technology too (or the next big thing that is not tech related), but as another poster pointed out, location matters. For whatever nebulous, 'magical' reasons, The Valley is the location to be for tech. The cycle continues...
>>rate of wireless usage, at least in the US, is incredibly low
Wireless usage is high in Japan and Europe. What is wrong with producing and designing this technology here (and there) and selling it there?
The movers and shakers in Sili Valley don't think like you. They see a potential money maker (and risk or not) they invest. They manage the risk, but they still take the risk. You and I probably can't afford to take that risk (I know *I* can't), but these guys can.
I actually just found his site because of this story. Read some of it and it seems like he has some pretty good advice. I especially like the article on "The Iceberg Secret"(which should be subtitled "Customers don't know what they want").
Discussions about software construction are always good IMO. Sometimes I agree with the person and other times I have no frame of reference (eg., making shrink-wrap software) and sometimes I just flat out think they are wrong.
>>It reminds me of the occasional person I've met who has either no telephone or no TV (this list will soon include no computer). I don't see them talking with other people about much.
Does your life revolve around TV and the telephone? Dude pick up a book, read a newspaper, go to a play, watch a movie, hang out at a bar/coffee bar, ski down a mountain, hike back up, take a trip to some podunk town in USA/Rwanda/New Zealand. In the immortal words of William Shatner (you know him as Captain Kirk)--move out of the basement.
because I haven't the foggiest idea who Andrea Thompson is.
18. CNN 1, Fox News 0: On her first day as a newsreader for CNN's Headline News, former NYPD Blue actress Andrea Thompson ingratiates herself to viewers by announcing, "I'm Andrea Thompson, and unless you've been living in a cave, you probably already know that."
Is it just me, or does any use of this word set off big warning bells in other people's heads too. I read the word and my eyes do the "what is on the ceiling" roll.
1) Program sucks, hit Channel +/- 2) Ads louder than program, hit mute 3) Cool video, hit volume + 4) Sports commentary (esp. Monday nights), hit volume - 5) Drool puddle too large, hit OFF
If that is what it takes to "stay ahead" in biological and medical science, I'd prefer to live in the Dark Ages.
Cloning opens up all kinds of ethical issues that have next to nothing to do with "religious superstitions". Is the clone a person? Does the clone have rights? If they have rights can you use them for organ harvesting? What if your clone kills someone and they find his DNA at the scene, how do they determine it was him and not you? What forensic evidence will hold up in a court of law?
The whole "Re-Pet" and 6th Day aspect of this is pretty mind-boggling.
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I found C Primer Plus to be a great intro text as well. Much more engaging than Kelley and Pohl (they would put me to sleep).
I made the switch from Java too and learning C was the best thing for me I think. I really learned a lot about how to use the features of Java to my advantage.
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A database is too much program for most uses of a scriptable spreadsheet. Plus it kinda defeats the purpose of this office suite--one app for many uses (read the review if you don't know what I am talking about).
Hear hear!
There was no mention of scripting in the article so I assume that it is not available. It would be great to find another tool that has the ease of scripting that Excel has. Its very easy to automate some of the drudgery that dealing with spreadsheets requires.
But I guess if we need scripting, then perhaps we fall into the "advanced Office" users. Still such capabilities are invaluable when you need them.
Your UPC code is coming shortly. Hold on the line while we look up the nearest tatoo parlour ...
Spain drives on the right hand side of the road.
England drives on the left.
Apparently they now have a concrete divider on the road so no one mistakenly goes on the opposite side.
Maybe the "Longest Day" is not the best rep of those times (I dunno, wasn't even alive), but I seem to remember there was problem with the clicky-clickers. The sound of a bolt-action German gun made the same sound as the click-click. In at least one scene I think one of the allies got waxed because of it.
But maybe that is all Hollywood hyperbole.
>>3. The reality of the situation is that there is no more room to build
Maybe for single-family homes, but one of the things that bugs me about the Valley is the lack of vertical thinking. Everything is a squatty building with maybe 2 stories.
Lets start thinking vertical. And don't give me that bs about earthquakes. Tokyo has more earthquakes and stronger ones, and they build things vertical.
On a development front, I am glad to see new condos and apartments being built in downtown Redwood City and Mtn View. Start with these then move to the single-family house if you so choose.
This brings up another thing that bugs me. Why do we in the US feel it is necessary to live in a house with a white picket fence and a garage? Shit, I'm happy to have a roof over my head and a toilet that works. When I lived in Europe for a short time, I loved that fact that I didn't need a car--I could walk everywhere in the city. The apartment I was in was on a street where a car could not even fit down it. Not even a Mini. It was great being able to walk everywhere. Allowed me to appreciate the city, let life pass by at a normal pace, and get some healthy walking no matter how sedentary my work was.
Gee, I seem to remember pundits saying the exact same thing around 91-92.
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Face facts. Lots of truly intelligent people live in SIlicon Valley and love tech. They also have a knack for taking a risk and dusting themselves off if it doesn't work or moving on to something new if it does. And they like the area, so they are not moving anytime soon.
Other areas of the country WILL develop technology too (or the next big thing that is not tech related), but as another poster pointed out, location matters. For whatever nebulous, 'magical' reasons, The Valley is the location to be for tech. The cycle continues
>>rate of wireless usage, at least in the US, is incredibly low
Wireless usage is high in Japan and Europe. What is wrong with producing and designing this technology here (and there) and selling it there?
The movers and shakers in Sili Valley don't think like you. They see a potential money maker (and risk or not) they invest. They manage the risk, but they still take the risk. You and I probably can't afford to take that risk (I know *I* can't), but these guys can.
>>Of course, when I received my new license, the first thing I did was run it by an industrial magnet.
Are you Corbin Dallas?
"This is a Police Control. Put your hands in the Yellow Circles. Thank you for your cooperation."
You DUMB fuck read the fucking story.
Which technology is that, please?
Britney's pontoons.
>>I'm not sure if that's the one that Joel was thinking of, but whatever
You know you are right. I went back and read the article and it did seem like he was talking about _data_ rather than services or features. So my bad.
I thought of this analogy differently than others apparently.
Laundry list of "bloat" on the WWW that might make it a more useful analogy (features that make the WWW a more interesting place):
SSL, XML, EJB, ASP, MP3, RM, MOV, JavaScript, JScript, PNG, JPEG, GIF, PDF (plus a whole bunch I don't have time to write down. You get the idea).
Discussions about software construction are always good IMO. Sometimes I agree with the person and other times I have no frame of reference (eg., making shrink-wrap software) and sometimes I just flat out think they are wrong.
I do like his list of books.
>>It reminds me of the occasional person I've met who has either no telephone or no TV (this list will soon include no computer). I don't see them talking with other people about much.
Does your life revolve around TV and the telephone? Dude pick up a book, read a newspaper, go to a play, watch a movie, hang out at a bar/coffee bar, ski down a mountain, hike back up, take a trip to some podunk town in USA/Rwanda/New Zealand. In the immortal words of William Shatner (you know him as Captain Kirk)--move out of the basement.
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How the fuck is this offtopic? READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE MODERATORS!!! It's number 18 in the article and a direct quote.
What a bunch of pudknockers.
I'd much prefer slamming Mary-Ann. Ginger probably had the clap.
because I haven't the foggiest idea who Andrea Thompson is.
18. CNN 1, Fox News 0: On her first day as a newsreader for CNN's Headline News, former NYPD Blue actress Andrea Thompson ingratiates herself to viewers by announcing, "I'm Andrea Thompson, and unless you've been living in a cave, you probably already know that."
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Is it just me, or does any use of this word set off big warning bells in other people's heads too. I read the word and my eyes do the "what is on the ceiling" roll.
The depth of knowledge needed for a TV:
1) Program sucks, hit Channel +/-
2) Ads louder than program, hit mute
3) Cool video, hit volume +
4) Sports commentary (esp. Monday nights), hit volume -
5) Drool puddle too large, hit OFF
If that is what it takes to "stay ahead" in biological and medical science, I'd prefer to live in the Dark Ages.
Cloning opens up all kinds of ethical issues that have next to nothing to do with "religious superstitions". Is the clone a person? Does the clone have rights? If they have rights can you use them for organ harvesting? What if your clone kills someone and they find his DNA at the scene, how do they determine it was him and not you? What forensic evidence will hold up in a court of law?
The whole "Re-Pet" and 6th Day aspect of this is pretty mind-boggling.
I found C Primer Plus to be a great intro text as well. Much more engaging than Kelley and Pohl (they would put me to sleep).
I made the switch from Java too and learning C was the best thing for me I think. I really learned a lot about how to use the features of Java to my advantage.
>>The "home" to Alcatel, Nortel and Fujitsu are in Dallas
Funny, I thought these were all 'foreign' companys--'home' being defined as their countyr of origin.
Did Dallas secede from the Union again?