One word: BUGGY! that's my only impression of it, after taking an intro to GIS class and going through the exercises. I dont know what happened, but with a version number 8.1, it ought to be pretty damn well tested by that version, but no... GIS software isnt something extremly complex. take some bitmaps, some vectors and some points, layer them for display, throw in some CIS101 Algorythms and voila.
Okay, second word: Inconsistent interface! not very MFC-adhering. and for godssake, the wheel mouse doesnt work! how annoying when dealing w/ LONG lists of data.
alright, last word: clueless error messages. an operation doesnt work, and you get a non-descriptive error message which gives you no clues as to why it didnt work. In one case, operations were half completing then bombing out because I still had a spreedsheet open w/ excel in the background. No error message saying "Oh this file is in use by another program, we dont like that", just "Error". other cases not in mind right now.
I'm surprised there's no (insert Dr Evil) "Open Source" software solution for realtime noise cancellation. I wouldnt mind a daemon constantly feeding my stereo the inverted-phase sound of my rooms ambient noise.
Here's a challenge, implement it in one line of Perl:)
Record -> invert -> playback
mmmmm,
for() { read("/dev/mic", buf); buf = buf * (-1); write("/dev/dsp", bug);}//whatever
Pretty much any house with stucco exterior has chicken wire all around it. look at any new construction (strip malls, homes, etc). After the tarpaper/water barrier, heavy duty chicken wire is wrapped all around, then the stucco cement is applied. I dont know if the wire is grouded, probably not because it's not there for any electrical purpose but to support the stucco cement.
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One word: BUGGY!
that's my only impression of it, after taking an intro to GIS class and going through the exercises. I dont know what happened, but with a version number 8.1, it ought to be pretty damn well tested by that version, but no...
GIS software isnt something extremly complex. take some bitmaps, some vectors and some points, layer them for display, throw in some CIS101 Algorythms and voila.
Okay, second word: Inconsistent interface! not very MFC-adhering. and for godssake, the wheel mouse doesnt work! how annoying when dealing w/ LONG lists of data.
alright, last word: clueless error messages. an operation doesnt work, and you get a non-descriptive error message which gives you no clues as to why it didnt work. In one case, operations were half completing then bombing out because I still had a spreedsheet open w/ excel in the background. No error message saying "Oh this file is in use by another program, we dont like that", just "Error". other cases not in mind right now.
hahah, no pun intended s/bug/buf/
Here's a challenge, implement it in one line of Perl :) //whatever
Record -> invert -> playback
mmmmm,
for() { read("/dev/mic", buf); buf = buf * (-1); write("/dev/dsp", bug);}
Yes, I have google'd & freshmeat'ed...
Pretty much any house with stucco exterior has chicken wire all around it. look at any new construction (strip malls, homes, etc). After the tarpaper/water barrier, heavy duty chicken wire is wrapped all around, then the stucco cement is applied. I dont know if the wire is grouded, probably not because it's not there for any electrical purpose but to support the stucco cement.