As a software developer in a relatively low populated area, I'm all for this. In fact, I've often thought that once the connectivity issues are settled, we'll see a shift towards more rural lifestyle. If a person can have a nice house on 4 acres, a decent job, and get everything they need (physically, socially, etc), then the appeal of a flat in the "big city" is less. Not everybody will feel that way, obviously, but it just makes sense that many would.
As for the redneck jokes- I'm proud I can out-code you and out-shoot you. I think it's great at the end of a week of development I can take my truck to the country, crack open a cold one and go fishin'. I'd even say it makes me a better developer. But, if you're so upity and ignorant that you look down on me for it, come on down and we'll see what we can do about that.
You misunderstand. I enjoy figuring out how stuff works, too. I've hand-written apps and know exactly what VS is doing behind the scenes for me. My first truck was a 76 IH Scout with a 340 and I knew every nook of it. Whenever I've gotten vehicles since, the Hanes manual is my first purchase for it. But I have the good sense to use good tools when I can- whether I'm writing code or fixing my car.
No, my point isn't that one shouldn't ever code by hand, just that there are plenty of people who do, and frankly still write bad code. A good developer should know his tools and apply them appropriately to the project he's working on.
First, none of the features he complains about are unique to Visual Studio- intellisense, visual designers, code generation all have counterparts in other code editors.
Second, any code editor is a tool. In the end, they are a fancy way to create text files to compile into binary. There are people who use VS to write code without understanding what it's doing behind the scenes, just like there are people who drive without knowing how an internal combustion engine works.
Finally, there are people who hand-write all their code, waste alot of time, and still write bad code.
It looks like it might be time to dust off the old blogspot blog again.
The year 2000 called and they want their business plan back. A handful of people are currently making money at this. There is a market for ad-driven quality content, but if a person doesn't attack it with a solid business plan, they will fail.
While a general decline in math and science is obviously not good, I don't think this is neccessarily evidence of it. Technology is best when the user doesn't need to think about it. I don't have to question how they get that graphite in the middle of a piece of wood to use a pencil. I pick it up, use it, and it works pretty well. I definitely don't think phones, transportation, or computers have "arrived" in that sense, but it's clear it's heading that direction.
For those of us who enjoy understanding "how" and have capacity/willingness to learn, we're in for better paying jobs, and improving or supporting existing tech. So all in all, I don't really mind it...
It seems like a fairly recent phenomena that any sort of profit made by businesses is painted in a bad light. The fact is, iPods, computers, and just about any other product exists because a person or group of people thought they could make money producing them. When they succeede, it is a good thing. It means jobs, innovation, and economic growth. This is capitalism, and it's worked pretty well, compared to the other options.
The article is in plain English. I haven't seen it on MSDN yet, but I imagine this is the gist in developer-speak:
Microsoft will be marking the DES, MD4, MD5 and SHA1 encryption provider classes obselete in upcoming versions of the.NET framework. While not completely insecure, these algorithms have documented vulnerabilities which mean they can be cracked or exploited in certain scenarios. FxCop will warn you when it finds these classes in use, and provide a suggested fix. Typically, this will simply envolve switching the provider you are using with the more secure SHA256 or AES providers.
Long before anyone built levees and floodgates, barrier islands were serving to block dangerous storm surges. Of course, those islands often fall victim to coastal development.
Mississippi has extensive barrier islands which are undeveloped, didn't seem to have helped, and in some cases were completely eroded by this storm. The hurricane was a category 2 some 200 miles inland- no amount of island would have prevented the coastal damage in this area.
Aparrently like alot of people here, I've just about quit going to the movies. Lots of factors, but I'm curious if any other/.ers share this reason: I'm tired of over-payed celebrity talking heads acting like they're God's gift to man. The hop on the late show to hock they're latest movie, which was just like their last one, and go on about how hard their lives are in the 11 months they don't work.
These people make hundreds of millions for pretending to be somebody on a camera for a couple months out of the year. For all the talk about globalism and evil multi-billion dollar corporations, it seems to me they're the worst offenders.
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was Cruise's little tirade - how dare a peon like you play a joke on your Thetan master!
What effect do these expirements have on interstellar distance calculations? Could light traveling through space be slower/faster than assumed and throw off distance calculations one way or another?
One of the sites is described as another site dedicated to learning layouts and the little quirks that each browser brings into your CSS design. As a software developer, this is one of the most frustrating parts of CSS. Not one browser is compliant, forcing the developer to use wierd hacks to get a uniform look. This really detracts from purpose of CSS, and leads to hard-to-understand CSS and HTML.
Avalon will be a system for declaratively defining a rich ui. The design will presumably allow for what is called a RIA here, but isn't limited to that. More analogous is Microsoft's Atlas, which will probably be released much sooner, and be more cross-platform.
I think you're right on the money when you say "These views are only contradictory based on the context in which they are evaluated." My point is that in both cases, the context is not defined enough or appropriate to make a valid evaluation. This may be done intentionally for effect, or out of ignorance (ie someone repeating "talking points" they heard on tv)
As far as the death penalty issue, my only point is that there are differences between abortion and death penalty, so that one could logically be pro-life and pro-death penalty, at least as far as the implied contradiction is concerned. To compare them as the original post did is to take both issues grossly out of context.
It should also be pointed out that if one were to concede being pro-life and pro-death penalty were contradictory, it would follow that being anti-death penalty and pro-abortion is equally hypocritical. Again, not to debate the points of either, just saying that the argument goes both ways and is in either case not logical.
As with so many debates, the real problem is the issue is being misstated, so that there appears to be a contradiction where there is none. "Information should be free" refers to knowledge about facts such as history, public policy, etc. It does not refer to my bank accounts or medical history.
Same goes for abortion vs death penalty. The former has not commited a crime that suggests he may not be cabaple of living in society. You may still disagree with views on either, but to juxtapose the two issues for purposes of debate is ignorant.
As somebody who's at this very moment on hold with Dell's support contractor, BancTec, I think this would be a horrible idea. This company, like so many others, has thrown all it's customer support offshore, and is using sub-standard components in their systems. Apple, please don't do this.
By the way if any of you have a direct number to a Dell or BancTec executive, you'll get lots of karma if you post it here. The real kind, not the/. kind.
Could someone in the know explain how this happens from a business perspective? What are the benefits to Microsoft and others for complying, or the results of not complying? Is it even an option for them to say 'no thanks, we'd like to leave these words in.'?
As an art major/ software developer, I would suggest Fine Art or at least a Graphic Design major. I've found that it helps in obvious ways like UI design, but also helps in other aspects of development. From a marketing standpoint, your resume shows you have both technical skills and creative abilities.
I did a self-study semester in college on the issue of computer generated "fine art", and came to the conclusion that for all the amazing things it can do, it really is still just a fancy art tool, like a paintbrush.
We tend to empower complex systems like computers and automobiles with human-like qualities like "crankiness" or "creativity". In reality, though, they're still just complex tools. TypoGenerator was, after all, programmed by a human being, as was Google. And any good programmer will tell you they consider good code art. Therefore, your work is really a collaboration with them, using a network of programmed paintbrushes.
To put it in perspective, Microsoft's income is about the same as New York State receives in taxes - below California, and well above the other 48 states.
A great point. I think we need to start viewing business and government along the same lines. I've heard plenty of people deride "big business" for anti-privacy, fraud, etc., and turn a blind eye to "big government" doing the same things. If you think about it, there's really very little difference.
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As a software developer in a relatively low populated area, I'm all for this. In fact, I've often thought that once the connectivity issues are settled, we'll see a shift towards more rural lifestyle. If a person can have a nice house on 4 acres, a decent job, and get everything they need (physically, socially, etc), then the appeal of a flat in the "big city" is less. Not everybody will feel that way, obviously, but it just makes sense that many would.
As for the redneck jokes- I'm proud I can out-code you and out-shoot you. I think it's great at the end of a week of development I can take my truck to the country, crack open a cold one and go fishin'. I'd even say it makes me a better developer. But, if you're so upity and ignorant that you look down on me for it, come on down and we'll see what we can do about that.
Uhmmm...Apple does this all the time with iPods. It's marketing, and one reason I'd lump salesmen with lawyers and politicians.
You misunderstand. I enjoy figuring out how stuff works, too. I've hand-written apps and know exactly what VS is doing behind the scenes for me. My first truck was a 76 IH Scout with a 340 and I knew every nook of it. Whenever I've gotten vehicles since, the Hanes manual is my first purchase for it. But I have the good sense to use good tools when I can- whether I'm writing code or fixing my car.
No, my point isn't that one shouldn't ever code by hand, just that there are plenty of people who do, and frankly still write bad code. A good developer should know his tools and apply them appropriately to the project he's working on.
First, none of the features he complains about are unique to Visual Studio- intellisense, visual designers, code generation all have counterparts in other code editors.
Second, any code editor is a tool. In the end, they are a fancy way to create text files to compile into binary. There are people who use VS to write code without understanding what it's doing behind the scenes, just like there are people who drive without knowing how an internal combustion engine works.
Finally, there are people who hand-write all their code, waste alot of time, and still write bad code.
I sense a disturbance in the Force...
It looks like it might be time to dust off the old blogspot blog again.
The year 2000 called and they want their business plan back. A handful of people are currently making money at this. There is a market for ad-driven quality content, but if a person doesn't attack it with a solid business plan, they will fail.
While a general decline in math and science is obviously not good, I don't think this is neccessarily evidence of it. Technology is best when the user doesn't need to think about it. I don't have to question how they get that graphite in the middle of a piece of wood to use a pencil. I pick it up, use it, and it works pretty well. I definitely don't think phones, transportation, or computers have "arrived" in that sense, but it's clear it's heading that direction.
For those of us who enjoy understanding "how" and have capacity/willingness to learn, we're in for better paying jobs, and improving or supporting existing tech. So all in all, I don't really mind it...
It seems like a fairly recent phenomena that any sort of profit made by businesses is painted in a bad light. The fact is, iPods, computers, and just about any other product exists because a person or group of people thought they could make money producing them. When they succeede, it is a good thing. It means jobs, innovation, and economic growth. This is capitalism, and it's worked pretty well, compared to the other options.
The article is in plain English. I haven't seen it on MSDN yet, but I imagine this is the gist in developer-speak:
.NET framework. While not completely insecure, these algorithms have documented vulnerabilities which mean they can be cracked or exploited in certain scenarios. FxCop will warn you when it finds these classes in use, and provide a suggested fix. Typically, this will simply envolve switching the provider you are using with the more secure SHA256 or AES providers.
Microsoft will be marking the DES, MD4, MD5 and SHA1 encryption provider classes obselete in upcoming versions of the
Long before anyone built levees and floodgates, barrier islands were serving to block dangerous storm surges. Of course, those islands often fall victim to coastal development.
Mississippi has extensive barrier islands which are undeveloped, didn't seem to have helped, and in some cases were completely eroded by this storm. The hurricane was a category 2 some 200 miles inland- no amount of island would have prevented the coastal damage in this area.
Aparrently like alot of people here, I've just about quit going to the movies. Lots of factors, but I'm curious if any other /.ers share this reason: I'm tired of over-payed celebrity talking heads acting like they're God's gift to man. The hop on the late show to hock they're latest movie, which was just like their last one, and go on about how hard their lives are in the 11 months they don't work.
These people make hundreds of millions for pretending to be somebody on a camera for a couple months out of the year. For all the talk about globalism and evil multi-billion dollar corporations, it seems to me they're the worst offenders.
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was Cruise's little tirade - how dare a peon like you play a joke on your Thetan master!
...but then I'd have to kill you.
What effect do these expirements have on interstellar distance calculations? Could light traveling through space be slower/faster than assumed and throw off distance calculations one way or another?
One of the sites is described as another site dedicated to learning layouts and the little quirks that each browser brings into your CSS design. As a software developer, this is one of the most frustrating parts of CSS. Not one browser is compliant, forcing the developer to use wierd hacks to get a uniform look. This really detracts from purpose of CSS, and leads to hard-to-understand CSS and HTML.
We are really worried about apple lawsuits.
Avalon will be a system for declaratively defining a rich ui. The design will presumably allow for what is called a RIA here, but isn't limited to that. More analogous is Microsoft's Atlas, which will probably be released much sooner, and be more cross-platform.
Apple's iPod Interface Patent in Jeopardy
I'll take Patents Gone Wild for $2000, Alex.
I think you're right on the money when you say "These views are only contradictory based on the context in which they are evaluated." My point is that in both cases, the context is not defined enough or appropriate to make a valid evaluation. This may be done intentionally for effect, or out of ignorance (ie someone repeating "talking points" they heard on tv)
As far as the death penalty issue, my only point is that there are differences between abortion and death penalty, so that one could logically be pro-life and pro-death penalty, at least as far as the implied contradiction is concerned. To compare them as the original post did is to take both issues grossly out of context.
It should also be pointed out that if one were to concede being pro-life and pro-death penalty were contradictory, it would follow that being anti-death penalty and pro-abortion is equally hypocritical. Again, not to debate the points of either, just saying that the argument goes both ways and is in either case not logical.
As with so many debates, the real problem is the issue is being misstated, so that there appears to be a contradiction where there is none. "Information should be free" refers to knowledge about facts such as history, public policy, etc. It does not refer to my bank accounts or medical history. Same goes for abortion vs death penalty. The former has not commited a crime that suggests he may not be cabaple of living in society. You may still disagree with views on either, but to juxtapose the two issues for purposes of debate is ignorant.
Hey, I don't care where they're from, but if I can't understand their choppy english and don't speek hindi, then there's a communication problem.
As somebody who's at this very moment on hold with Dell's support contractor, BancTec, I think this would be a horrible idea. This company, like so many others, has thrown all it's customer support offshore, and is using sub-standard components in their systems. Apple, please don't do this.
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By the way if any of you have a direct number to a Dell or BancTec executive, you'll get lots of karma if you post it here. The real kind, not the
Could someone in the know explain how this happens from a business perspective? What are the benefits to Microsoft and others for complying, or the results of not complying? Is it even an option for them to say 'no thanks, we'd like to leave these words in.'?
As an art major/ software developer, I would suggest Fine Art or at least a Graphic Design major. I've found that it helps in obvious ways like UI design, but also helps in other aspects of development. From a marketing standpoint, your resume shows you have both technical skills and creative abilities.
I did a self-study semester in college on the issue of computer generated "fine art", and came to the conclusion that for all the amazing things it can do, it really is still just a fancy art tool, like a paintbrush.
We tend to empower complex systems like computers and automobiles with human-like qualities like "crankiness" or "creativity". In reality, though, they're still just complex tools. TypoGenerator was, after all, programmed by a human being, as was Google. And any good programmer will tell you they consider good code art. Therefore, your work is really a collaboration with them, using a network of programmed paintbrushes.
To put it in perspective, Microsoft's income is about the same as New York State receives in taxes - below California, and well above the other 48 states.
A great point. I think we need to start viewing business and government along the same lines. I've heard plenty of people deride "big business" for anti-privacy, fraud, etc., and turn a blind eye to "big government" doing the same things. If you think about it, there's really very little difference.