I've seen some posts that point out that people have every right to block popups and they are not stealing anything. That is true, but it's worth pointing out that sites also have every right to exploit your browser's capabilities, since YOU are the one making the initial HTTP GET. It's not as if the majority of sites use spyware to randomly create windows while you are composing email or doing some other unrelated task.
As far as I'm concerned, if a site wants to fail hard if my browser doesn't support features that the site requires, that's their problem. There are often multiple sources for whatever service they are providing.
Oh, also, would you really trust a company that has error messages like these?
As a part time job, I'd like to run some sort of huge media company. My problem is, how do I get millions of magazines/tv stations/newspapers? Do I have to write them all myself? Or are there 'some sort of huge media corporation' franchises?
just to be clear, this is *not* a vaccine for cancer. this is a vaccine for a virus that is present in something like 99% of women who have this form of cancer.
AFAIK, the link between this virus and cancer is not fully understood.
one feature no browser has (that I have seen) is a ui to see the url of a form submission. if I'm at https://www.store.com/checkout I want to be able to quickly see that the form does not submit to http://www.3rdParty.com/buy?ccnum=xxxx or whatever.
I really don't get why this is not implemented. it seems to me that form submissions are of much more interest to the user than plain http gets.
there is a bug for this feature filed for mozilla, and I even tried implementing it. but there is little interest, which amazes me.
I can understand the infrequent 10-15 minutes to pop a cd in to install software, or to check on a switch, but you are frequently spending more than an hour in there? what on earth are you doing?
are you pulling cable or filling racks with hardware? then you need to dress warmly.
if not, have you considered asking your clients if you can use a desk while you work?
keep in mind that the noise generated in a datacenter is *much* worse for you than the mildly cool temp, so you have other larger problems if you are spending hours at a time in a datacenter. (not to mention the terrible feng shui!)
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if you won't have much time to unpack... On the other hand, if you don't have much of a time constraint... On the other hand, if you have to pack real quick...
I'm guessing here, but I think he was asking from the perspective of someone with only two hands.
the red hat installer is nice, but extremely fragile.
yesterday I was building phoenix on my RH7.1 box when I realized that the version of ld that ships with 7.1 is broken. so I went to rpmfind.net to grab an updated binutils package. no http response. redhat.com? really slow. what's going on? I try yahoo.com, and it's zippy as usual. I finally get in to redhat.com and I see that 8.0 is released and I realize there is little chance that I'll be able to find the rpm I need. so I head down to compusa to buy the disks (only $40!).
I test out the upgrade on my laptop, and it goes fine. ld seems to work, at least. as others have noticed, the default desktop look is pretty nice. it's easy to figure out what's what.
then I went to do the upgrade on my desktop. I back up my home directory and pop in the cd and reboot. the installer chugs away. the cd rom door opens and it asks for disk 2. I pop in the disk and wait.
now, I should note that this machine was built by me, and it's not made from high-end parts. still, they all work most of the time.
the installer is still hanging. I alt-f5 to the other console, which is spitting out hundreds of I/O errors. something's wrong with cd or the cd rom. whatever to do? is there a 'Skip package' option? is there a 'Cancel Upgrade' option? no, there's nothing to do except kill -9 the installer and start over, which I do.
after running through the upgrade option a few times without success, I decide to reformat and do the full install. going from disk 1 to disk 2 works fine this time, as does going from disk 2 to 3. the next time I check on it, it's at 99% with 3 packages (out of 1000's) remaining. I switch to other console and see hundreds of I/O errors. ARGHHHHH. so I start over. again, the same thing happens.
I'm no rpm expert, but here are some ways I that the installer would be better:
- install the boot loader and the kernel at the beginning, or the end, BUT INSTALL THEM TOGETHER. having one without the other is useless.
- add a 'cancel' or a 'skip package' option, even if it breaks dependencies.
- put the kernel and base X on the first cd, and reboot the machine to install the other packages. this garuntees you will have a working os regardless of media/hardware flakiness.
I've installed a lot of OSs (solaris, win32, bsd) and red hat is the only one I've had trouble with, and always because when it fails, it fails hard.
anyway, right now gentoo is building on my desktop. it's a good thing I backed up my home directory...
Technically when you're talking about unix you're referring to a trademarked owned by Open Group but practically we mean posix compliance and os x does a pretty decent job at this.
isn't windows NT (2k, xp) also posix compliant? I seem to remember that at least NT4 was, since the us government (possibly the military) will only buy posix systems.
if so, what reasonable server-os is *not* a commercial unix?
I don't know what you're using for textbooks, but the free book Thinking in Java is a great primer in OO that happens to use Java an its language. I have noticed that folks who don't speak english as a first language seem to have trouble with the book, but I would think that any college-level student should be able to digest it. by the way, make sure that they actually type the code into their editor.
regarding "how to prepare for tests, how to take notes in class, how to productively complete a coding assignment": I don't see how these skills are any different just because the course content happens to be CS.
"how to write good, documented code": do it a lot. work on big projects that have modules that rot and need to be updated. have anal colleagues that give you a really hard time because you added whitespace, misspelled comments, etc.
This is pretty easily done if you design your classes with this requirement in mind. you can abstract all your data into specialized data access objects which will use the Bridge pattern to actually connect to the db with the appropriate sql.
the bridge pattern is generally the best way to design device drivers, db drivers, etc. what you have to do is implement it so it makes sense to your data model.
How is 'remastering' an image that is shot on 35mm film improve when you blow it up to 70mm?
there are a couple of reasons.
the first is the same reason people buy bigger televisions and monitors. because even with the same source, bigger is often nicer (more immersing, etc). also, many people can be farther away and have the same view that few people had with a 35mm print. the success of 70mm projectors for 35mm movies is not because theatre-goers are tricked, it's because it really is nicer. although it is *nothing* compared to a 70mm negative, like Laurence of Arabia.
the second reason is that wear will be dramatically reduced vis a vis the size of the image. an imax frame is something like 70mm X 120mm (?). a plain 35mm frame is something like 20mm X 35mm (totally sans calculator). so a scratch, dirt whatever is much less visible on imax.
there are also differences in the screen technology, but I really don't know enough about that to comment on it.
I beleive that the average theater uses 35mm film but in the high end theaters they often also can use 70mm.
almost all films are shot in 35mm, even big budget ones. the 70mm theatres just get a print that's 2x the negative. it's still nice, but not the same as seing a 70mm film on a 70mm projector. Laurence of Arabia is a good example if you want to see a "real" 70mm movie.
IMAX != 70mm. it uses the same stock, but IMAX uses *all* of each exposure, and the cameras expose the film sideways, making for an image that's as tall as a (plain) 70mm film is wide, and much wider too. (I don't know the ratio off the top of my head.)
it was the 'sideways' technology is what was patented for all those years.
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one has to assume that they will cast John Lydon to play Tintin.
As far as I'm concerned, if a site wants to fail hard if my browser doesn't support features that the site requires, that's their problem. There are often multiple sources for whatever service they are providing.
Oh, also, would you really trust a company that has error messages like these?
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dieing
it figures that a dieing industry (finding jobs) should use a dieing OS (bsd).
Yes yes, BIND updates are all well and good, but does this security update include any info about Ellen Feiss???
As a part time job, I'd like to run some sort of huge media company. My problem is, how do I get millions of magazines/tv stations/newspapers? Do I have to write them all myself? Or are there 'some sort of huge media corporation' franchises?
AFAIK, the link between this virus and cancer is not fully understood.
I really don't get why this is not implemented. it seems to me that form submissions are of much more interest to the user than plain http gets.
there is a bug for this feature filed for mozilla, and I even tried implementing it. but there is little interest, which amazes me.
Anything else you get will require not only a lot of work to get running, but ongoing maintenence that it sounds like you can't do at this point.
what are you trying to accomplish? save money on licences? consolidate hardware? ease management? all of these motives lead to asp/sql server.
now, if you wanted security, flexibility, scalability, or performance, move away from asp/sql server.
are you pulling cable or filling racks with hardware? then you need to dress warmly.
if not, have you considered asking your clients if you can use a desk while you work?
keep in mind that the noise generated in a datacenter is *much* worse for you than the mildly cool temp, so you have other larger problems if you are spending hours at a time in a datacenter. (not to mention the terrible feng shui!)
On the other hand, if you don't have much of a time constraint...
On the other hand, if you have to pack real quick...
I'm guessing here, but I think he was asking from the perspective of someone with only two hands.
I'm going to hold off until 'KDE 3.1 For Workgroups' is released. that way I can share my files and connect to a network.
simply code up an activeX control that appends the following to the client's c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts file:
ca.verisign.com <your.openssl.server>
heh, you omitted:
"Yeah, it wasn't that bad. I mean the script might even work if you got rid of the talking pie."
"What, are you crazy? It's a buddy picture. Without the pie, it would just be me on screen for two hours."
"No, no, no, you can't lose the pie! The pie's your heart."
the red hat installer is nice, but extremely fragile.
yesterday I was building phoenix on my RH7.1 box when I realized that the version of ld that ships with 7.1 is broken. so I went to rpmfind.net to grab an updated binutils package. no http response. redhat.com? really slow. what's going on? I try yahoo.com, and it's zippy as usual. I finally get in to redhat.com and I see that 8.0 is released and I realize there is little chance that I'll be able to find the rpm I need. so I head down to compusa to buy the disks (only $40!).
I test out the upgrade on my laptop, and it goes fine. ld seems to work, at least. as others have noticed, the default desktop look is pretty nice. it's easy to figure out what's what.
then I went to do the upgrade on my desktop. I back up my home directory and pop in the cd and reboot. the installer chugs away. the cd rom door opens and it asks for disk 2. I pop in the disk and wait.
now, I should note that this machine was built by me, and it's not made from high-end parts. still, they all work most of the time.
the installer is still hanging. I alt-f5 to the other console, which is spitting out hundreds of I/O errors. something's wrong with cd or the cd rom. whatever to do? is there a 'Skip package' option? is there a 'Cancel Upgrade' option? no, there's nothing to do except kill -9 the installer and start over, which I do.
after running through the upgrade option a few times without success, I decide to reformat and do the full install. going from disk 1 to disk 2 works fine this time, as does going from disk 2 to 3. the next time I check on it, it's at 99% with 3 packages (out of 1000's) remaining. I switch to other console and see hundreds of I/O errors. ARGHHHHH. so I start over. again, the same thing happens.
I'm no rpm expert, but here are some ways I that the installer would be better:
- install the boot loader and the kernel at the beginning, or the end, BUT INSTALL THEM TOGETHER. having one without the other is useless.
- add a 'cancel' or a 'skip package' option, even if it breaks dependencies.
- put the kernel and base X on the first cd, and reboot the machine to install the other packages. this garuntees you will have a working os regardless of media/hardware flakiness.
I've installed a lot of OSs (solaris, win32, bsd) and red hat is the only one I've had trouble with, and always because when it fails, it fails hard.
anyway, right now gentoo is building on my desktop. it's a good thing I backed up my home directory...
doesn't this belong in the 'your genitals online' section?
isn't windows NT (2k, xp) also posix compliant? I seem to remember that at least NT4 was, since the us government (possibly the military) will only buy posix systems.
if so, what reasonable server-os is *not* a commercial unix?
vinyl still sounds better.
regarding "how to prepare for tests, how to take notes in class, how to productively complete a coding assignment": I don't see how these skills are any different just because the course content happens to be CS.
"how to write good, documented code": do it a lot. work on big projects that have modules that rot and need to be updated. have anal colleagues that give you a really hard time because you added whitespace, misspelled comments, etc.
what does it mean if this site gets slashdotted?
"is there an echo in here?"
the bridge pattern is generally the best way to design device drivers, db drivers, etc. what you have to do is implement it so it makes sense to your data model.
shouldn't this be filed under the "Godzilla's Rights Online"?
there are a couple of reasons.
the first is the same reason people buy bigger televisions and monitors. because even with the same source, bigger is often nicer (more immersing, etc). also, many people can be farther away and have the same view that few people had with a 35mm print. the success of 70mm projectors for 35mm movies is not because theatre-goers are tricked, it's because it really is nicer. although it is *nothing* compared to a 70mm negative, like Laurence of Arabia.
the second reason is that wear will be dramatically reduced vis a vis the size of the image. an imax frame is something like 70mm X 120mm (?). a plain 35mm frame is something like 20mm X 35mm (totally sans calculator). so a scratch, dirt whatever is much less visible on imax.
there are also differences in the screen technology, but I really don't know enough about that to comment on it.
almost all films are shot in 35mm, even big budget ones. the 70mm theatres just get a print that's 2x the negative. it's still nice, but not the same as seing a 70mm film on a 70mm projector. Laurence of Arabia is a good example if you want to see a "real" 70mm movie.
IMAX != 70mm. it uses the same stock, but IMAX uses *all* of each exposure, and the cameras expose the film sideways, making for an image that's as tall as a (plain) 70mm film is wide, and much wider too. (I don't know the ratio off the top of my head.)
it was the 'sideways' technology is what was patented for all those years.