Content is available over the digital-cable link, in real-time. The stream is received by the decoding terminal on the consumer's end.
They already do this by streaming broadcast channels, so the bandwidth question is moot (ie, when I tell my box to "tune" to channel 27, the stream it receives is for TLC). The regular vhf spectrum is available on the ananlog side of the line.
It's also possible to mangle the s-video connector down to regular composite using a dongle. (I think it involves merging the Y and C componenents into one pin.)
So, really, the composite video is nearly useless.
We use this strategy to manage our web applications (with CVS) with one exception. "Alpha" is called staging for us, and we branch for it.. fix anything in the staging branch and back-port it to head when QA is done and the staging has been completed (and pushed to production). This allows us to keep working with head while the QA people are doing their thing.
We came up with this strategy ourselves, and while we aren't naive enough to think we "invented" the procedure, I didn't realize its use was so wide-spread.
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I have a friend who "adopts" rabbits from societies like this -- his constrictor loves them. (-;
1 - Better variable scoping features. I'd like to be able to say something like...
session
{
$SessionVar1 = 1;
$SessionVar2 = y;
}
where 'session' is a keyword that executes a block of code or variable declarations in session scope, and have those variables persist throughout the session. Same for application scope, that is variables in that scope persist for the entire life of the PHP engine, and available in all scripts. ( was that the ACLs they were refering to? in the story summary? )
As for application variables, Derick Rethans' SRM (Script Running Machine) allows this. PHP is a language, not an application server (like IIS/ASP or ColdFusion).
ACLs are for "shared" objects -> they aren't fully public anymore.
2 - Built in Opcode caching [turcksoft.com]. Won't happen. This is a Zend Engine function and Zend sells a package that does this. The source is available, however if you want to implement your own cache (or use another like APC).
3 - More consistant library function naming. I agree with this. There are other inconsistency issues, but it's impossible to fix these without breaking backwards compatibility. Namespaces (PHP5) will help this, greatly.
4 - Support for 'taglibs'. The same functionality can be done using functions, well sort of. But this is very usefull when separating the work between web programmers and non-technical designers/maintainers. Again, PHP is a language, not a server. That said, check out the many templating engines. Especially Smarty (smarty.php.net). Andrei Zmievski wrote it, and it's pretty sweet.
Very true. I work for a CC processor; If our "chargeback" (chargebacks are when customers disputer the charges, and we have basically no recourse) rate gets too high, our accounts get closed. Point finale.
It is OUR responsibility to verify transactions BEFORE we capture the funds, and to refund responsibly; if we capture fraudulent transactions, we get chargebacks, and the suits get upset.
However, not all fraud gets charged-back. The banks eat a certain amount.
It's not so much that I don't want to use RDP (even though I will need an translation layer in that case) more that I didn't want answers like "Use VNS, or Use rdesktop".
my comment was on the reviewer's statement "how often do you see SQL on web pages", not on whether or not it's bad practice.
It _IS_ bad practice. That's known by anyone who's been doing it for more than 6 months or a year. ASP, PHP, and JSP suffer, yes. In CFML it's inherant. (PHP and JSP less than the others).
As to "how often", take a look around the PHP foundry on sourceforge, or the PHP restriction on freshmeat.. you'll find very few packages that actually separate database from presentation from processing (3-tier-like).
That's one of the first signs of a "good" package.
Guess I was unclear. I live in the West Island. I can take the train in to Vendome, take the Orange to Lionel-Groulx, and the Green to McGill (near the office).
I meant to say that the reason I have to do all that is because parking downtown is too expensive.
Wouldn't it be much more effective, and much easier to tax central-london parking lots/spaces?
Admittedly it's a low-tech solution. Am I missing something here?
I know that would keep ME out (I already take the commuter train and two metros to get to work, because parking is just TOO expensive for me (in Montreal -- not London)).
I actually quit my last job because I had too much pressure to be a "team player" and "lead taker" (I'm actually very "Dominant" according to any personality tests I've taken (with a grain of salt)); and my "team" consisited of JUST me. The whole company was 4 people.
There were other reasons for my departure, of course, but getting PHB-speak was a main one.
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PHP supports all three of those comment syntaxes (syntaxi?).
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Sounds a lot like 70's muscle-cars vs. 2000's ricers..
Chrysler/Mopar -- Honda
IBM/INTEL -- ??
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It uses the same bandwidth that pay-per-view, but the stream is "on-demand" -- available when the consumer pays for it.
It's specific to THAT customer (ie, not broadcast to all subscribers)..
There is no schedule.. it actually is on-demand.
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Content is available over the digital-cable link, in real-time. The stream is received by the decoding terminal on the consumer's end.
They already do this by streaming broadcast channels, so the bandwidth question is moot (ie, when I tell my box to "tune" to channel 27, the stream it receives is for TLC). The regular vhf spectrum is available on the ananlog side of the line.
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My cable provider is launching/has launched Video on Demand (VOD).
Videotron
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It's also possible to mangle the s-video connector down to regular composite using a dongle. (I think it involves merging the Y and C componenents into one pin.)
So, really, the composite video is nearly useless.
S
We use this strategy to manage our web applications (with CVS) with one exception. "Alpha" is called staging for us, and we branch for it.. fix anything in the staging branch and back-port it to head when QA is done and the staging has been completed (and pushed to production). This allows us to keep working with head while the QA people are doing their thing.
We came up with this strategy ourselves, and while we aren't naive enough to think we "invented" the procedure, I didn't realize its use was so wide-spread.
S
I have a friend who "adopts" rabbits from societies like this -- his constrictor loves them. (-;
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Yeah, and then windows would automatically revert notepad.exe to its original version.
No joke. Try it.
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here
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One at a time:
1 - Better variable scoping features. I'd like to be able to say something like...
session
{
$SessionVar1 = 1;
$SessionVar2 = y;
}
where 'session' is a keyword that executes a block of code or variable declarations in session scope, and have those variables persist throughout the session. Same for application scope, that is variables in that scope persist for the entire life of the PHP engine, and available in all scripts. ( was that the ACLs they were refering to? in the story summary? )
How about:
$_SESSION = array(
'SessionVar1' => 1,
'SessionVar2' => 'y'
);
As for application variables, Derick Rethans' SRM (Script Running Machine) allows this. PHP is a language, not an application server (like IIS/ASP or ColdFusion).
ACLs are for "shared" objects -> they aren't fully public anymore.
2 - Built in Opcode caching [turcksoft.com].
Won't happen. This is a Zend Engine function and Zend sells a package that does this. The source is available, however if you want to implement your own cache (or use another like APC).
3 - More consistant library function naming.
I agree with this. There are other inconsistency issues, but it's impossible to fix these without breaking backwards compatibility. Namespaces (PHP5) will help this, greatly.
4 - Support for 'taglibs'. The same functionality can be done using functions, well sort of. But this is very usefull when separating the work between web programmers and non-technical designers/maintainers.
Again, PHP is a language, not a server. That said, check out the many templating engines. Especially Smarty (smarty.php.net). Andrei Zmievski wrote it, and it's pretty sweet.
S
Very true. I work for a CC processor; If our "chargeback" (chargebacks are when customers disputer the charges, and we have basically no recourse) rate gets too high, our accounts get closed. Point finale.
It is OUR responsibility to verify transactions BEFORE we capture the funds, and to refund responsibly; if we capture fraudulent transactions, we get chargebacks, and the suits get upset.
However, not all fraud gets charged-back. The banks eat a certain amount.
S
I'll sell my VS-880/VXPanded for $450 + shipping if you want. (-: I'll prolly be sticking it on Ebay in the next couple weeks.
AWESOME machine, but I have access to a full 8-track/digital (cubase) setup, now, so I never use the 880.
I call it my studio in a bag.
email me sean[@caedmon.]NET
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I'm pretty sure it DOES work if you use ssh from within an Xterm..
Can't check right now, though..
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It's not so much that I don't want to use RDP (even though I will need an translation layer in that case) more that I didn't want answers like "Use VNS, or Use rdesktop".
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I'm the asker.
Thanks for the reply.. that just might work (even though RFB's performance sucks)
The correct URL is: http://w2.alkit.se/avnc/
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Looks like you're safe for a few hours, at least.
The TROGDOR comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
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http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?threa d_id=1649215&forum_id=3647
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my comment was on the reviewer's statement "how often do you see SQL on web pages", not on whether or not it's bad practice.
It _IS_ bad practice. That's known by anyone who's been doing it for more than 6 months or a year. ASP, PHP, and JSP suffer, yes. In CFML it's inherant. (PHP and JSP less than the others).
As to "how often", take a look around the PHP foundry on sourceforge, or the PHP restriction on freshmeat.. you'll find very few packages that actually separate database from presentation from processing (3-tier-like).
That's one of the first signs of a "good" package.
S
"("Many programmers put SQL code right on a web page" -- when was the last time you saw a select statement on a web page ?)"
.... ";
I think the author was refering to something like this:
<html>blah blah blah
<?php
$sql = "select
db_query($sql);
?>
blah blah
</html>
and not actually displaying the SQL in the output of the page.. both are bad, but showing the user a query is worse..
Too bad the reviewer doesn't seem to know enough about the subject to actually catch on to this.
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I _DO_ use tunnels. The ones with metros in them.
(-:
It takes almost twice as much time to walk underground, through McGill, PVM, Bell Centre and to Windsor as it does on the surface.
And yes, I used to walk it (much nicer... Vendome is so dirty), but it's too cold now. (-; I will start again as soon as we thaw out.
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Guess I was unclear.
I live in the West Island.
I can take the train in to Vendome, take the Orange to Lionel-Groulx, and the Green to McGill (near the office).
I meant to say that the reason I have to do all that is because parking downtown is too expensive.
S
Obviously, then, 5 quid per day isn't going to be enough of an incentive to use public transportation...
S
Wouldn't it be much more effective, and much easier to tax central-london parking lots/spaces?
Admittedly it's a low-tech solution. Am I missing something here?
I know that would keep ME out (I already take the commuter train and two metros to get to work, because parking is just TOO expensive for me (in Montreal -- not London)).
S
I actually quit my last job because I had too much pressure to be a "team player" and "lead taker" (I'm actually very "Dominant" according to any personality tests I've taken (with a grain of salt)); and my "team" consisited of JUST me. The whole company was 4 people.
There were other reasons for my departure, of course, but getting PHB-speak was a main one.
S