Ex-racing greyhounds certainly aren't all like the parent's experience. My girlfriend has two rescued greyhounds, and they behave like the description you gave. They sleep most of the day, and just need a walk in the evening to tire them out. (They're clearly build for speed - not endurance..) My guess is the parent's dog misses its owner - the ones I've met are very affectionate, and crave company. They also like order, so it could be a disruption of its routine affecting it.
PHP is a weakly typed language, so for any given operation, the interpreter will have to check the types of the operands and then figure out which operation(s) on the CPU to call to solve it. Also, as it's dynamic, the operand may not even exist yet.
So, even if you did write a compiler for PHP, instead of the PHP interpreter doing the type checking and figuring out what to do, you'd have to compile in some runtime checks to implement the same logic that's currently in the interpreter for every single operation. This doesn't sound to me like it'll be significantly faster (Although I'll freely admit it's just a gut feeling.)
So, a question to the room - if it's even possible, is there any advantage in compiling a dynamic weakly typed language to native code?
What puzzles me about Blu-Ray players is whether there can actually be a difference in picture and audio quality between cheap and more costly players. Ignore the analogue output - I appreciate the "better" player can have a better DAC. Also, I appreciate the "better" one could be more responsive in the menu system, load faster etc. But when it comes down to actually playing the movie, surely the player's just reading the data, decoding it according to a specified algorithm and spitting out the decoded version over HDMI?
If the plate's placed at a point in the road where you'd have to brake anyway, the energy's essentially free. It goes from being dissipated in the brakes to collected by the plate.
(Anyone with regenerative brakes can still complain.)
The commercially supported PHP they're talking about is Zend Core. Zend don't charge for it. (Although they do, obviously, charge to support it. I think you get one free support ticket when you download it, but I may just be imagining that...)
The thing you're linking to - Zend Platform - is a totally different product that sits on top of Zend Core to supply some high-availability functions, session clustering, Java bridge, monitoring, profiling, etc.
British Macs don't have a # marked on the keyboard - you have to press Option-3 to get one. American Macs have it above the 3, where the £ symbol is on the British ones.
Took me bloody ages to find how to type a # the first time....
$sixPack = array(
'smart' => new can(),
'handsome' => new can(),
'rich' => new can(),
'bulletproof' => new can(),
'invisible' => new can(),
'comatose' => new can() );
My point wasn't meant to say that using MS in schools is a bad idea. What it was meant to point out is that requiring MS on the grounds that children will be using their software later in life is a bad idea.
The reality is that Windows is 'industry standard', as is Office, for the bulk of jobs that students will end up wotrking at
This has nothing to do with anything. If you used a computer in school, how similar was it to the one you use for your job today? When I was at school we used Acorn Archimedes....
GP, isn't asking about the terminology.
According to the W3C box model, the css 'width' property sets the width of the content. The padding is then applied around that. Then the border's drawn around the padding, and the margin around the border.
While it's wrong, the buggy model that IE uses in quirks mode seems more intuitive at first glance. See here for a comparison:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_box _model_bug
That's what the GP is asking.
And frankly, the windows equivalent is pretty easy. Just type "\\servername\printername" and the print queue is opened & the drivers are installed for you from the print server if you don't have them. You can quietly put it in the login script with "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry/in/c\\servername/n\\servername\printername/q". You can also set the default printer with the/y switch.
Yes, that's much easier than choosing the printer you want from a list of those available to you.
The curved corners on the tops of windows need transparency. All the menus (on my system running 10.4) are slightly transparent (look close) and fade out. All windows have a drop shadow, with a more prominent shadow on the focused one.
I agree with you - the subtle effects are the best.
I'm typing this on my 27 month old Rev B 12" PowerBook. It's got a big dent on one side and the power connector's bent from being dropped on both sides while powered up twice. It's been carried everywhere with me in my bag for 2 years and still works perfectly. I can't fault it.
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The Xbox 129600's next.
Ex-racing greyhounds certainly aren't all like the parent's experience. My girlfriend has two rescued greyhounds, and they behave like the description you gave. They sleep most of the day, and just need a walk in the evening to tire them out. (They're clearly build for speed - not endurance..) My guess is the parent's dog misses its owner - the ones I've met are very affectionate, and crave company. They also like order, so it could be a disruption of its routine affecting it.
Firebug or IE8's built in developer tools.
I'd bet the tools in Chrome & Safari do too, but I've not used them so much.
Ah, that's interesting. What was performance like compared to the interpreted version?
PHP is a weakly typed language, so for any given operation, the interpreter will have to check the types of the operands and then figure out which operation(s) on the CPU to call to solve it. Also, as it's dynamic, the operand may not even exist yet.
So, even if you did write a compiler for PHP, instead of the PHP interpreter doing the type checking and figuring out what to do, you'd have to compile in some runtime checks to implement the same logic that's currently in the interpreter for every single operation. This doesn't sound to me like it'll be significantly faster (Although I'll freely admit it's just a gut feeling.)
So, a question to the room - if it's even possible, is there any advantage in compiling a dynamic weakly typed language to native code?
What puzzles me about Blu-Ray players is whether there can actually be a difference in picture and audio quality between cheap and more costly players. Ignore the analogue output - I appreciate the "better" player can have a better DAC. Also, I appreciate the "better" one could be more responsive in the menu system, load faster etc. But when it comes down to actually playing the movie, surely the player's just reading the data, decoding it according to a specified algorithm and spitting out the decoded version over HDMI?
His server returns 404 for errors:
http://www.gwan.com/csp_crash.html
That's going to make wirting for this thing really confusing.
If the plate's placed at a point in the road where you'd have to brake anyway, the energy's essentially free. It goes from being dissipated in the brakes to collected by the plate.
(Anyone with regenerative brakes can still complain.)
The commercially supported PHP they're talking about is Zend Core. Zend don't charge for it. (Although they do, obviously, charge to support it. I think you get one free support ticket when you download it, but I may just be imagining that...)
The thing you're linking to - Zend Platform - is a totally different product that sits on top of Zend Core to supply some high-availability functions, session clustering, Java bridge, monitoring, profiling, etc.
Quicktime is in fact Mac OS's Audio and Video subsystem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicktime#QuickTime_framework
It's much more likely that updates to the underlying API are what's breaking After Effects etc, than updates to the media player bit.
Why can't Apple do the same
They did. To replace the HD in a MacBook, you take out the battery, remove a panel and the HD slides out. I wish they'd done that on the Pro too...
British Macs don't have a # marked on the keyboard - you have to press Option-3 to get one. American Macs have it above the 3, where the £ symbol is on the British ones.
Took me bloody ages to find how to type a # the first time....
$sixPack = array(
'smart' => new can(),
'handsome' => new can(),
'rich' => new can(),
'bulletproof' => new can(),
'invisible' => new can(),
'comatose' => new can()
);
I always assumed it was a joke on phrases like:
"Your rights, on the line"
(Best pronounced in a pseudo-dramatic newscaster type voice)
My point wasn't meant to say that using MS in schools is a bad idea. What it was meant to point out is that requiring MS on the grounds that children will be using their software later in life is a bad idea.
£14,985pa more to admin Windows over Linux?
:)
It's tempting, but I think I'd choose the Linux job
The reality is that Windows is 'industry standard', as is Office, for the bulk of jobs that students will end up wotrking at
This has nothing to do with anything. If you used a computer in school, how similar was it to the one you use for your job today? When I was at school we used Acorn Archimedes....
GP, isn't asking about the terminology. According to the W3C box model, the css 'width' property sets the width of the content. The padding is then applied around that. Then the border's drawn around the padding, and the margin around the border. While it's wrong, the buggy model that IE uses in quirks mode seems more intuitive at first glance. See here for a comparison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_box _model_bug
That's what the GP is asking.
Just crack open the drives and swop the platters over :)
And frankly, the windows equivalent is pretty easy. Just type "\\servername\printername" and the print queue is opened & the drivers are installed for you from the print server if you don't have them. You can quietly put it in the login script with "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /c\\servername /n\\servername\printername /q". You can also set the default printer with the /y switch.
Yes, that's much easier than choosing the printer you want from a list of those available to you.
Calm down. You haven't annexed us yet.
The curved corners on the tops of windows need transparency. All the menus (on my system running 10.4) are slightly transparent (look close) and fade out. All windows have a drop shadow, with a more prominent shadow on the focused one.
I agree with you - the subtle effects are the best.
Or you'll end up with RMS standing behind you trying to shout 'GNU' before every other word you say....
I'm typing this on my 27 month old Rev B 12" PowerBook. It's got a big dent on one side and the power connector's bent from being dropped on both sides while powered up twice. It's been carried everywhere with me in my bag for 2 years and still works perfectly. I can't fault it.
> No. The majority of LED aspects for traffic lights are much LESS efficient than the halogen lamps usually fitted
Interesting. Do you have some numbers?