I'd like to see the open source community look at it with the same eyes as if it had come out of some smelly hacker's basement.
Then for the universe to maintain it's balance, MS would have to view smelly basement hackers with the same eyes as they view... well, themselves. One of the biggest gripes that smelly basement hackers have at the moment (myself included) is that Windows is so dominant on the desktop - embracing Windows only technologies (in the hopes that MS might later bestow them on others less worthy), just doesn't seem like a good way to change that.
Yep, it's a political thing that is interfering with technological advancement - but that's the world we live in. Capitalism vs. Socialism (in the software development arena) continues.
I absolutely agree, from what I've seen so far, what C# is doing is brinning the features of a modern language (eg Java) to Windows development.
The battle for the enterprise platform will be fought on the level of.NET vs J2EE (plus whatever else) - and most likely in broader than that: MS vs Sun vs "Community", not something as trivial as a consideration between two nearly identical languages.
C# seems to be nice and have a few things Java doesn't, if they do prove to be popular, I can't see them not finding their way into Java (unless we get to the point of patented language constructs by that point, of course)
Yeah well being a developer the part where it is very useful interests me a great deal.
I worked for a company where we had our (more science related stuff) programming group - using WebLogic 6 - and the general IT group (which did more infrastructure stuff) - using WebLogic 5 (no hotdeploy, at least they couldn't get it to work) - what's more, the 5 or so people in that group all used the same Linux box for their development stuff: "Build. Deploy. Reboot Server. 'Oop forgot something'. Repeat" X 5!! (they also didn't use Cafe with WL - silly people)
Just noticed it has the CD drive in the monitor
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uhh... are my Kendwood 72X, Plextor 24X and Asus DVD all gonna fit in there?
Intel marketing has been getting on my tits...
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ever since the P4:
"'Concept PC 2001' uses the power of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor platform for future PC innovation."
What does that sentence MEAN?? How can a computer (even a Concept PC) use a platform to achieve future innovation?? Or is it just using a platform that's itself is a platform for future innovation? In that case, since when is a proccessor a platform for innovation? And lastly, what the hell does "platform for future PC innovation" mean in the first place???
Still to this day, upgrading a hard drive or a graphics card is an unnecesarily obfuscated process, requiring the PC guts to be cracked open and laid out on the kitchen table.
If upgrading hardware was quick and simple - what would be the fun in it?
Re:What's so special about it?
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Sounds to me like you need to get yourself a decent IR mouse, I've never seen mine jump or have to catch up.
I've used a good corded mouse for a long time, and "sit back" is precisely what I can NOT do with it;)
Re:RF keyboards? Not in a cube farm...
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yeah, and in a cube the farthest your keyboard can be from the receiver is about 4cm, so it kinda looses the whole idea.
not for anyone here it seems
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"The computing element measures 4.5"H x 12.8"W x 14.8"D and contains sealed and secure devices to offer increased control for information technology managers"
First off it seems the real innovation here is the new marketing BS - "My computer doesn't have a CPU, it has a Computing Element!"
"Sealed and secure device" - as in, "you can't fuck with them"? By the gods, what's the point then!!??
Re:wireless keyboards/mouse-- is it just me?
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fortunately most "hackers" are dumbass script-kiddies, so "moderatley bright" is pretty rare.
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why the hell would anyone want a wireless mouse, with its horriffic refresh rate
Because it's convinient and much nicer to user? I don't know much about mouse refresh rates, but it hasn't bothered me much - I point and klick at stuff, stuff gets pointed and clicked at. (though I am sure you have different criteria if you are a l33t fr4}{0r)
of a wireless monitor? I am gonna assume that it still has a power cable, so it's not really "wireless" anyway, and seems like a cable between your stationary monitor and your stationary PC won't really get in the way much.
I do love my RF keyboard and mouse though - but I never did realize how "conceptual" and "cutting edge" they are.
the US government can't successfully hold a census ("you you mean you didn't want those forms sent to the wrong addresses") or an election ("oh, you mean you didn't want to vote for Nader?") - what are the chances of a project this massive getting pulled off?
Besides, Dubya has his priorities straight, the money would of course be better spent on like, you know, a couple of tanks or something.
yes we are, and you know something? It's pretty damn nice in this here ideal world.
Btw - why can't I just hate MS indiscriminantly and be taken at my word? Why do people think that I need to somehow justify to them my relationship (or lack thereof) with a company?
I hate their guts. I don't use their software - case closed.
Sure a lot of systems still use Cobol - on old installations, in big non-it related companies. The number of those installations is rapidly diminishing, though; and let's face it, no one is actually programming in Cobol anymore.
I for one am having a blast learning Attic Greek - it's certainly long forgotten, but English inherits a good number of it's words from it; so I'd say it's "used"
Haven't tried this thing yet, but do remember getting my paws on an Agenda a while back - it was pretty neat, especially watching it boot up - made you feel right at home. Ate batteries like it was it's job though (which I guess it kinda was)
Anyway, I don't use PDAs since I took my Visor sailing with me - doh! (WON the sucker from Handspring too, easy come, easy go I guess)
Wasn't the last 'sucks' domain (I think it was wallmartsucks.com or something to the effect) awarded to the guy who registered it and not Walmart? I forget how that one ended, but I do seem to remember him also requesting that Walmart hand over walmartsucks.org and walmartsucks.net since they were obviously registered in bad faith as Walmart wasn't planning on using them.
Re:From the "Reminds me of this classic prose" guy
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I would recommend that everyone read them, even if you pick them up from a library. Get to know what your kids are reading.
I don't have to read it if I don't have kids, right?
... at avoiding the hype. I think the only recent instance of getting Harry Potter in my face was having him fly around on my screen when I visited buy.com - now THAT'S targeted advertising!
Crap like this is generally easy to avoid - just stay away from other crap.
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Of course I "bond" with my IT workmates - considering the amount of time I spend at work, I better.
oops, I meant RF, not IR...
I'd like to see the open source community look at it with the same eyes as if it had come out of some smelly hacker's basement.
Then for the universe to maintain it's balance, MS would have to view smelly basement hackers with the same eyes as they view... well, themselves. One of the biggest gripes that smelly basement hackers have at the moment (myself included) is that Windows is so dominant on the desktop - embracing Windows only technologies (in the hopes that MS might later bestow them on others less worthy), just doesn't seem like a good way to change that.
Yep, it's a political thing that is interfering with technological advancement - but that's the world we live in. Capitalism vs. Socialism (in the software development arena) continues.
I absolutely agree, from what I've seen so far, what C# is doing is brinning the features of a modern language (eg Java) to Windows development.
.NET vs J2EE (plus whatever else) - and most likely in broader than that: MS vs Sun vs "Community", not something as trivial as a consideration between two nearly identical languages.
The battle for the enterprise platform will be fought on the level of
C# seems to be nice and have a few things Java doesn't, if they do prove to be popular, I can't see them not finding their way into Java (unless we get to the point of patented language constructs by that point, of course)
Yeah well being a developer the part where it is very useful interests me a great deal.
I worked for a company where we had our (more science related stuff) programming group - using WebLogic 6 - and the general IT group (which did more infrastructure stuff) - using WebLogic 5 (no hotdeploy, at least they couldn't get it to work) - what's more, the 5 or so people in that group all used the same Linux box for their development stuff: "Build. Deploy. Reboot Server. 'Oop forgot something'. Repeat" X 5!! (they also didn't use Cafe with WL - silly people)
uhh... are my Kendwood 72X, Plextor 24X and Asus DVD all gonna fit in there?
ever since the P4:
"'Concept PC 2001' uses the power of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor platform for future PC innovation."
What does that sentence MEAN?? How can a computer (even a Concept PC) use a platform to achieve future innovation?? Or is it just using a platform that's itself is a platform for future innovation? In that case, since when is a proccessor a platform for innovation? And lastly, what the hell does "platform for future PC innovation" mean in the first place???
Still to this day, upgrading a hard drive or a graphics card is an unnecesarily obfuscated process, requiring the PC guts to be cracked open and laid out on the kitchen table.
If upgrading hardware was quick and simple - what would be the fun in it?
Sounds to me like you need to get yourself a decent IR mouse, I've never seen mine jump or have to catch up.
;)
I've used a good corded mouse for a long time, and "sit back" is precisely what I can NOT do with it
yeah, and in a cube the farthest your keyboard can be from the receiver is about 4cm, so it kinda looses the whole idea.
"The computing element measures 4.5"H x 12.8"W x 14.8"D and contains sealed and secure devices to offer increased control for information technology managers"
First off it seems the real innovation here is the new marketing BS - "My computer doesn't have a CPU, it has a Computing Element!"
"Sealed and secure device" - as in, "you can't fuck with them"? By the gods, what's the point then!!??
it's just you.
no, seriously.
fortunately most "hackers" are dumbass script-kiddies, so "moderatley bright" is pretty rare.
why the hell would anyone want a wireless mouse, with its horriffic refresh rate
Because it's convinient and much nicer to user? I don't know much about mouse refresh rates, but it hasn't bothered me much - I point and klick at stuff, stuff gets pointed and clicked at. (though I am sure you have different criteria if you are a l33t fr4}{0r)
of a wireless monitor? I am gonna assume that it still has a power cable, so it's not really "wireless" anyway, and seems like a cable between your stationary monitor and your stationary PC won't really get in the way much.
I do love my RF keyboard and mouse though - but I never did realize how "conceptual" and "cutting edge" they are.
the US government can't successfully hold a census ("you you mean you didn't want those forms sent to the wrong addresses") or an election ("oh, you mean you didn't want to vote for Nader?") - what are the chances of a project this massive getting pulled off?
Besides, Dubya has his priorities straight, the money would of course be better spent on like, you know, a couple of tanks or something.
yes we are, and you know something? It's pretty damn nice in this here ideal world.
Btw - why can't I just hate MS indiscriminantly and be taken at my word? Why do people think that I need to somehow justify to them my relationship (or lack thereof) with a company?
I hate their guts. I don't use their software - case closed.
Sure a lot of systems still use Cobol - on old installations, in big non-it related companies. The number of those installations is rapidly diminishing, though; and let's face it, no one is actually programming in Cobol anymore.
And if they are... well that's just stupid.
I for one am having a blast learning Attic Greek - it's certainly long forgotten, but English inherits a good number of it's words from it; so I'd say it's "used"
Haven't tried this thing yet, but do remember getting my paws on an Agenda a while back - it was pretty neat, especially watching it boot up - made you feel right at home. Ate batteries like it was it's job though (which I guess it kinda was)
Anyway, I don't use PDAs since I took my Visor sailing with me - doh! (WON the sucker from Handspring too, easy come, easy go I guess)
I think that's taken...
Wasn't the last 'sucks' domain (I think it was wallmartsucks.com or something to the effect) awarded to the guy who registered it and not Walmart? I forget how that one ended, but I do seem to remember him also requesting that Walmart hand over walmartsucks.org and walmartsucks.net since they were obviously registered in bad faith as Walmart wasn't planning on using them.
I would recommend that everyone read them, even if you pick them up from a library. Get to know what your kids are reading.
I don't have to read it if I don't have kids, right?
... at avoiding the hype. I think the only recent instance of getting Harry Potter in my face was having him fly around on my screen when I visited buy.com - now THAT'S targeted advertising!
Crap like this is generally easy to avoid - just stay away from other crap.
Strange, Konqueror hasn't crashed on me once. Guess this is one of them there subjective thingies.