Hear hear. 50k here too. Haven't logged in here in quite a long time, and much longer since I've posted, but Slashdot (and Roblimo) were instrumental in my early career.
Yes, I am affiliated with the publisher of the book I linked--but it's a good book! (-:
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PDO is a free solution to most of these. It's slated to go stable this weekend.
IBM has spiffed up Cloudscape to be somewhat compatible to DB2, renamed it to Derby and is giving it away PDO_ODBC, Zend Core for IBM
Oracle is giving away a mildly crippled version of its DB, I don't remember the exact circumstances PDO_OCI, Zend Core for Oracle
ADABAS, also known as SAP DB, is now also FOSS This one, I know very little about..
Firebird, née Interbase, was freed years ago and is said to be working well and under active development. I don't know why so few people seem to like it. PDO_Firebird
I believe I heard about SQL Server being "free" under some circumstances too, but I'm not sure. Correct, it's called "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition", formerly MSDE. (although, I've not tried EE2005, only MSDE -- it worked well) PDO_DBLIB
Sure, in a perfect world, where nothing breaks, 1% might work.
1% works out to less than 20 hours per year. A single breakin + analysis + restore incident (depending on severity) will eat that up.
Don't forget about creating user accounts, changing forgotten passwords, upgrading packages, evaluating new software, installing said software, hardware failures, new hardware, READING RELEVANT SECURITY LISTS, replacing toner cartridges, swapping backup tapes, restoring "oops, I deleted the wrong file!" files, deactivating user accounts, forwarding vacation mail, and a hundred other things that sysadmins must do...
I've been carrying a SpeedPass on my keychain for about 18 months, now.
Never had a problem. The nice thing is that it only works at certain gas stations (Esso in Canada). I hope it has a smartcard-like challenge:response system, but I haven't really looked too far into it.
This is really GOOD news. Bell's customer service SUCKS. They're a monopoly (in Quebec), and they know it.
This regulation (once official) will open up the market to competitors. Already, I have a number in 514 that's "non-bell", for $2.50/month (and 1.1c/min to Montreal and major hubs in Ontario). Bell's service is 20 times that (but offers a flat rate for local calls).
Price regulation (in a price-fixed, over-monopolized market) is a GOOD thing.
I understand why you think the way you do, though: MS' built-in Disk Management Util allows you to link logical volumes to directories (I suspect through junctions).
This utility allows the linking of one directory to another (like a symlinked directory).
[Yes, I know this is offtopic. I'm posting without the bonus, however, I do half-expect to get modded through the basement for it. Please be gentle.]
"I'm a great fan of Open Source software (I just wish my programming skills allowed me to give something back)"
"I don't have good programming skills" is a pathetic excuse, when it comes to Open Source. There are tons of ways to give back, without having high-end C/C++/Java/whatever skills.
Two ways that come to mind, immediately, are:
Help with a project's documentation. Many OSS projects have mediocre documentation. It doesn't take a lot of skill to fix typos, expand sections and write up HOWTOs on things you've done. Perhaps you even know a language other than English, and can help with translation? The same concept applies to projects' User Interfaces, if you're artistically inclined.
Help newbies. Many projects have general-inquiry mailing lists that are flooded with simple-to-answer questions. You've probably already overcome some of the hassles of installing the software that you use on a given configuration. Share your knowledge.
Other areas in which you can help are: sysadmin, mailing list moderation, meta-projects, hosting... etc.
If you already do [some of] these things, then kudos to you--you DO give back.
(as you might've guessed from the links, I'm involved with PHP's documentation, but I don't write much C. Though I don't frequent php.general, I do give back in a number of ways..)
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Hear hear. 50k here too. Haven't logged in here in quite a long time, and much longer since I've posted, but Slashdot (and Roblimo) were instrumental in my early career.
If you're into running software that's got one of the worst security track records in the PHP community...
Many phpBB users are switching away from phpBB to FUDForum. It's not as malleable, but you won't have to patch and pray every 3 or 4 days.
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There have been a couple recent PHP Security books.
Yes, I am affiliated with the publisher of the book I linked--but it's a good book! (-:
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PDO is a free solution to most of these. It's slated to go stable this weekend.
IBM has spiffed up Cloudscape to be somewhat compatible to DB2, renamed it to Derby and is giving it away
PDO_ODBC, Zend Core for IBM
Oracle is giving away a mildly crippled version of its DB, I don't remember the exact circumstances
PDO_OCI, Zend Core for Oracle
ADABAS, also known as SAP DB, is now also FOSS
This one, I know very little about..
Firebird, née Interbase, was freed years ago and is said to be working well and under active development. I don't know why so few people seem to like it.
PDO_Firebird
I believe I heard about SQL Server being "free" under some circumstances too, but I'm not sure.
Correct, it's called "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition", formerly MSDE. (although, I've not tried EE2005, only MSDE -- it worked well)
PDO_DBLIB
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Like this? https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30676 7.
click at your own risk (don't).
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There have been bindings for PHP for a few days, now.
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It's a cam, near the stage, so it's hard to understand what Gord is singing... UNLESS you know the song (-;
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A quick search turned this up..
http://www.practicallyhip.com/files/NOIS.WMV
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"Database abstraction? Why would anyone need that?"
http://php.net/pdo
"Namespaces? Why would anyone need that?"
it's coming
"Design patterns? What are those?"
http://php.net/language.oop5.patterns
http://phppatterns.com
php|architect's Guide to PHP Design Patterns
"Security? If it's a problem, we'll fix it later."
http://php.net/security
(Almost all of PHP's historical security problems have been third-party.)
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Like this?
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If I backspace over my keystrokes, do I get my money back?
Nope. And they only offer by-the-sentence billing.
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The point is to find out how many USERS are using Firefox, not how many sites said users hit.
A good stats network will be able to tell the difference.
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Sure, in a perfect world, where nothing breaks, 1% might work.
1% works out to less than 20 hours per year.
A single breakin + analysis + restore incident (depending on severity) will eat that up.
Don't forget about creating user accounts, changing forgotten passwords, upgrading packages, evaluating new software, installing said software, hardware failures, new hardware, READING RELEVANT SECURITY LISTS, replacing toner cartridges, swapping backup tapes, restoring "oops, I deleted the wrong file!" files, deactivating user accounts, forwarding vacation mail, and a hundred other things that sysadmins must do...
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Dude.
Too much [Wikipedia].
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I've been carrying a SpeedPass on my keychain for about 18 months, now.
Never had a problem. The nice thing is that it only works at certain gas stations (Esso in Canada). I hope it has a smartcard-like challenge:response system, but I haven't really looked too far into it.
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For that matter, it is of course *inceivable* that Rubin's students may have erred in their count...
This word you use, "inceivable", I do not think it means what you think it means.
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"If you go fishing with a Baptist, make sure there is at least 2 of them" (e.g. if there is only one then he will drink all of your beer).
What's the difference between a Baptist and a Catholic?
The Catholic will say "hi" to you in the liquor store.
(I grew up going to a Baptist church...)
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Chopsticks. Sounds silly, but they're PERFECT for cheetos/nuts/chips/anything that would leave cheese/salt/crumbs/grease on your fingers.
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Mod parent up, please!
This is really GOOD news.
Bell's customer service SUCKS. They're a monopoly (in Quebec), and they know it.
This regulation (once official) will open up the market to competitors. Already, I have a number in 514 that's "non-bell", for $2.50/month (and 1.1c/min to Montreal and major hubs in Ontario). Bell's service is 20 times that (but offers a flat rate for local calls).
Price regulation (in a price-fixed, over-monopolized market) is a GOOD thing.
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SOMEONE has been watching too much C.S.I. (Miami|New York).
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You're wrong (-:
Read the link.
I understand why you think the way you do, though: MS' built-in Disk Management Util allows you to link logical volumes to directories (I suspect through junctions).
This utility allows the linking of one directory to another (like a symlinked directory).
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You might find junctions interesting. They're symlinks, and for directories only, though.
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No, I'm not assuming that.
If you already do [some of] these things, then kudos to you--you DO give back.
See? (-:
Always good to hear of others giving back to projects from which they take.
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"I'm a great fan of Open Source software (I just wish my programming skills allowed me to give something back)"
"I don't have good programming skills" is a pathetic excuse, when it comes to Open Source. There are tons of ways to give back, without having high-end C/C++/Java/whatever skills.
Two ways that come to mind, immediately, are:
Other areas in which you can help are: sysadmin, mailing list moderation, meta-projects, hosting... etc.
If you already do [some of] these things, then kudos to you--you DO give back.
(as you might've guessed from the links, I'm involved with PHP's documentation, but I don't write much C. Though I don't frequent php.general, I do give back in a number of ways..)
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"Hey, why not just stop all the clocks at noon permanently?"
...)
That _IS_ the default on most digital clocks, after all.
(12:00 [blink] 12:00 [blink] 12:00
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