Any "natural language" translator I've ever seen (and most of the one code-language to another converters) is only useful for the simplest of applications.
Reality is that English (or any other language, with the possible exception of Esperanto) is too ambiguous to possibly make a computer do what you want it to do.
The other reality is that most programmers (whose articles I edit), have lousy language skills.
I've been running 5.0 on my (mostly amateur) production box since last July (shortly after it was launched).
My main upgrade problems:
- the aforementioned $this issue
- array_merge now requires that all parameters be arrays
The second seems like it wouldn't be a problem, but I was running various third party software that passed string to array_merge. Simple workarounds, and now PHP 5 (and even PDO) in all its glory.
I was running sound a couple weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon.
We got pretty loud, and our speakers started glowing. I thought we had a fire, at first, but it turns out that these speakers implement exactly what you describe (and in-line light bulb) to prevent overloading (protection).
Pretty smart -- we didn't blow the speakers... yet.
I'm a web developer (PHP, primarily). Web developers get hobs based on their portfolios. However, I don't particularly like working in an environment that is condusive to building a nice portfolio (flashy, public sites).
I work in a closed environment. On intranet and back-end systems. I can't put these in my portfolio. So, I spend a decent amount of time supporting my language, and I work on various php.net related projects. This lets any future employers see what I'm capable of doing, even though they might not be able to see the work I'm currently doing, professionally.
Having an @php.net address (although quite easy to get if done right) is instant credibility (at least for anyone I'd want to work for).
I know of several key PHP contributors that have been offered (and have taken) positions as a direct result of their contributions.
All due repect (and I have a lot of it), but: Either PHP itself, or many PHP applications, are not written to deal with the multi-threading offered by Apache 2.0.
That's just plain not true. The underlying threading problem has little to do with PHP, and absolutely nothing to do with PHP applications, but libraries to which PHP links (libmysqlclient, libpdf, libmcrypt, etc etc etc). It's these third-party libraries (over which the PHP developers have no control) that cause Apache2 to be unstable in the various threading modes (prefork works fine, but is just not officially supported).
Speak for yourself(s). For us up here, Tim Ho's is all about the coffee...coffee...coffee....mmm-wwwha-ha-ha-ha!!
I think you mean "coffee"..."coffee"..."coffee". If you can call pre-ground, some unknown time ago, then vacuum-sealed in a little pre-measured pouch, and shipped in on a truck, black liquid "coffee".
I get ~250 spam per day. Let's assume that 25 of those, a mere 10%, are penis enlargement spam. Let's also assume that these products do what they claim, add 2-4 inches to the length of one's penis.
So, with those numbers, I'd be gaining approx 75" PER DAY.
We play a "fast game" variant that gets games down to 30mins, or so, when we're in a hurry.
When rolling, resources are acquired for each number showing. For example, if a player rolls a 2 and a 6, as normal, the resources marked "8" are picked up by their holders. Additionally, though, anyone on a "2" resource gets to pick up, same for a "6". Sevens still are no-pick-up.
Goes really fast, sometimes, and is a fun alternative to a full game.
Yes, obviously, this favors low numbers, but this is taken into account before placing the first settlement (before the game begins).
Sometimes, it's possible to pick up 6-10 cards in one turn.
Makes end-of-game and thief strategies quite different as well (a game can swing 3-4 points per round, in some circumstances).
This is cool, but I currently have the following setups, and I keep them pretty well in sync:
Laptop - Linux (Primary Work)
Laptop - Win (Primary Play)
Desktop - Win (home)
Admittedly, I have to keep my extensions in sync, but to keep data, here's what I do:
For Thunderbird
I use only IMAPS, and keep everything on my server
I don't use the integrated Junk Mail controls. I did for a while, but got sick of having to start from scratch with every wipe of windows/every new install; nor do I use the filters in my mail client
I do, instead, use procmail and spamassassin to accomplish similar results. Spamassassin "learns" from INBOX.Junk.confirmed, every night. Procmail filters my list subscriptions, and I use this tip to keep Thunderbird in line.
For Firefox:
I don't keep any bookmarks, locally, except my live bookmarks (which, again, admittedly, I need to set up on each instance).
Instead, I use my del.icio.us account to manage these. I then subscribe to my account's RSS as a live bookmark, and dump that into my bookmarks toolbar. This may be helpful, if you'd like to do the same.
So with these little tricks, I'm able to keep all three environments pretty much in sync. I know, this isn't for everyone -- I don't expect everyone to have 200+MB of IMAP space, or do I expect them to know how to write procmail rules, but it works for me.
Slashdot Mirror
That sounds familiar...
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Wow, Anonymous Coward, now that you point that out, it's become obvious that it can't POSSIBLY be real.
Thanks!
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Any "natural language" translator I've ever seen (and most of the one code-language to another converters) is only useful for the simplest of applications.
Reality is that English (or any other language, with the possible exception of Esperanto) is too ambiguous to possibly make a computer do what you want it to do.
The other reality is that most programmers (whose articles I edit), have lousy language skills.
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I expected this response.
Like I said, it seems Eclipse is not for you.
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I see your point, but you seem to be mistaking Eclipse for a general-purpose text editor. It's not.
You wouldn't use OpenOffice's word processor to write code, would you?
Eclipse is tryly an Integrated Development Environment, not a one-off quick-editor.
I've recently come to love Eclipse (for the most part) -- I use it for PHP development, now.. and I keep kate around for quick one-off edits.
IMO, if you need something that does both, then Eclipse is not for you.
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I've been running 5.0 on my (mostly amateur) production box since last July (shortly after it was launched).
My main upgrade problems:
- the aforementioned $this issue
- array_merge now requires that all parameters be arrays
The second seems like it wouldn't be a problem, but I was running various third party software that passed string to array_merge. Simple workarounds, and now PHP 5 (and even PDO) in all its glory.
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I was running sound a couple weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon.
We got pretty loud, and our speakers started glowing. I thought we had a fire, at first, but it turns out that these speakers implement exactly what you describe (and in-line light bulb) to prevent overloading (protection).
Pretty smart -- we didn't blow the speakers... yet.
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Based on your previous comment, you may find this interesting. Or you may not. I wrote it.
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I'm a web developer (PHP, primarily). Web developers get hobs based on their portfolios. However, I don't particularly like working in an environment that is condusive to building a nice portfolio (flashy, public sites).
I work in a closed environment. On intranet and back-end systems. I can't put these in my portfolio. So, I spend a decent amount of time supporting my language, and I work on various php.net related projects. This lets any future employers see what I'm capable of doing, even though they might not be able to see the work I'm currently doing, professionally.
Having an @php.net address (although quite easy to get if done right) is instant credibility (at least for anyone I'd want to work for).
I know of several key PHP contributors that have been offered (and have taken) positions as a direct result of their contributions.
So, in short: yes. (-:
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Fair enough.
There is a workaround, with PEAR, but in the meantime, I've updated the docs. See my livedocs.
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stupid slashdot: ... between <!-- and -->
well yeah, if the parser REALLY sucks.
Otherwise, it'll completely ignore anything between
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Since others feel the need to correct you, I'll join in:
<file type="xmlbinary">
<baseencoding base="64">
<byte bits="8">
<bit seq="0">0</bit>
<bit seq="1">1</bit>
<bit seq="2">1</bit>
<bit seq="3">0</bit>
<bit seq="4">1</bit>
<bit seq="5">0</bit>
<bit seq="6">0</bit>
<bit seq="7">1</bit>
</byte>
<!--
(Umm, I'm gonna skip a bit if y'all don't mind)
-->
</baseencoding>
</file>
<!-- </retentive> -->
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Your experience is not typical. What is the bug number?
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Not officially. (-:
Anecdotally, I've been using Apache2 in prefork mpm for over a year.
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All due repect (and I have a lot of it), but:
Either PHP itself, or many PHP applications, are not written to deal with the multi-threading offered by Apache 2.0.
That's just plain not true. The underlying threading problem has little to do with PHP, and absolutely nothing to do with PHP applications, but libraries to which PHP links (libmysqlclient, libpdf, libmcrypt, etc etc etc). It's these third-party libraries (over which the PHP developers have no control) that cause Apache2 to be unstable in the various threading modes (prefork works fine, but is just not officially supported).
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Read the thread, here
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Speak for yourself(s). For us up here, Tim Ho's is all about the coffee...coffee...coffee....mmm-wwwha-ha-ha-ha!!
I think you mean "coffee"..."coffee"..."coffee". If you can call pre-ground, some unknown time ago, then vacuum-sealed in a little pre-measured pouch, and shipped in on a truck, black liquid "coffee".
But at least it's consistent.
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I get ~250 spam per day.
Let's assume that 25 of those, a mere 10%, are penis enlargement spam. Let's also assume that these products do what they claim, add 2-4 inches to the length of one's penis.
So, with those numbers, I'd be gaining approx 75" PER DAY.
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We play a "fast game" variant that gets games down to 30mins, or so, when we're in a hurry.
When rolling, resources are acquired for each number showing.
For example, if a player rolls a 2 and a 6, as normal, the resources marked "8" are picked up by their holders. Additionally, though, anyone on a "2" resource gets to pick up, same for a "6". Sevens still are no-pick-up.
Goes really fast, sometimes, and is a fun alternative to a full game.
Yes, obviously, this favors low numbers, but this is taken into account before placing the first settlement (before the game begins).
Sometimes, it's possible to pick up 6-10 cards in one turn.
Makes end-of-game and thief strategies quite different as well (a game can swing 3-4 points per round, in some circumstances).
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I don't care about my address book as much, but I don't see why LDAP wouldn't work.
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Laptop - Linux (Primary Work)
Laptop - Win (Primary Play)
Desktop - Win (home)
Admittedly, I have to keep my extensions in sync, but to keep data, here's what I do:
For Thunderbird
For Firefox:
So with these little tricks, I'm able to keep all three environments pretty much in sync. I know, this isn't for everyone -- I don't expect everyone to have 200+MB of IMAP space, or do I expect them to know how to write procmail rules, but it works for me.
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You'll see here, that ActiveX is optional.
Not that I've rebooted into that other partition to test this.
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Kind of like this [tpd.tno.nl]? ;-)
Kind of. Except "this" has a high quality image to start with.
(yes, I see the smiley)
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I've been in offices where the doors were locked from both sides.
The security system communicated with the alarm system, to disable all locks whenever the alarm sounded.
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