Heaven forbid a piece of beta code based on open source software might require a revision at some point. I mean, if they want us to pay for this software, they should....
Oh.
How about Practical C Programming and Practical C++ Programming? They're written like textbooks that coders-to-be would enjoy. Plus, they're funner than most books about C.
Because the prototype is useless. Oh, sure, it flies and all, but what is a company going to do with a prototype? It's the designs that matter. The prototype is just to prove that the designs work and find where the flaws are. After that, it is an asset that isn't doing any work. So they turn it into money so they can afford to make the next version.
I Am Not A Cocoa Developer, but don't cocoa apps check the systemwide frameworks for newer versions before linking into their bundled versions? At least, that was the idea of it (or so I heard). So if Apple released an update that put WebCore and the rest into the system frameworks, OmniWeb with included framework bundles would automatically start using it and then they can just stop bundling it in newer versions. Right? Maybe? No? Or perhaps if I were to move these frameworks into my system frameworks folder manually...?
Ah, but is a mobile phone capable of changing its own appearance? Push a button and get a groovy tiger print cover? Urgent call comes in and the phone turns blood red? Because that is the sort of thing the patent sounds like. Not that I read the article. It doesn't seem to display anything in my browser.
Uhhh... that would be like Microsoft removing the MFC libraries from Windows because of the GPL. I believe you are referring to the GNU-Darwin project (not affiliated with Apple), which has some disputes with Apple and so is removing support for Apple libraries and PPC processors.
Use a server machine. The server determines the marquees and contains the ordered list of machines. When a screensaver comes on, it asks the server (broadcast, perhaps? or in the registry) if there are any available things to display. If not, it waits for some marquee or bouncing object to be passed to it, either from a nearby machine or the server. The server should also be periodically notified about the state of any objects in circulation, so that it can start them again if they get lost for some reason. For convenience, the "server" could be the same program configured differently in the screensaver settings, so anyone could set up a server that responds to nearby udp broadcasts.
Or something like that.
Write a macro for Word that saves all open documents as RTF. Open all documents, run the macro.
If that is possible, of course. Don't use MS office myself.
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Not necessarily. Just as in the business world, not all the neat inventions make it to market. Our current hive societies (bees, ants, etc) could develop a more advanced hive mind than they already have, right? A swarm of army ants acts like one big organism as it is, and there is little that threatens it other than humans with flamethrowers. Individually the ants wouldn't be able to cross water, but the swarm knows how and it only hurts it a little to do so (a few ants drown). Who can say where this might go, given a few million years and some competition?
Let them keep their Windows machines. Just don't help them. Sure, you can turn on the Windows services available on your OSX Server, but tell them that beyond that, it is their problem.
There might be one snag, however. Does any sensitive information sit on these Windows machines? If so, they shouldn't be allowed "for security reasons". If not, just leave them until the first viral attack or r00ting, and then unplug them due to their danger to each other and the network in general.
I suppose it depends on how fast gravitational waves travel. Assuming they travel no faster than light speed, it is entirely possible that we wouldn't feel the effects of this until we actually see it.
The one thing that struck me about the article is that the author must have previously believed that all solids expand when hot. He refers to it in some places as a law of physics or a "supposedly inviolable rule". That is silly. Everyone knows that ice expands when it cools and therefore shrinks when it heats up. If one fairly common compound can do it, there are probably several more that can as well. This one just happens to do it quite well.
Most serious CS students already have or can easily get gcc, perl, python, java, and all sorts of other things at no cost legally for just about any platform they want. The course most likely comes with a free C# compiler for Windows, but how many fully compatible.NET environments and C# compilers will you find for other platforms? Mono should be mostly compatible, but I'm not sure if it has a compiler (Nor do I care).
And wasn't it that Sun wanted Microsoft to not ship the perversion known as the Microsoft Java VM with Windows? I'm not entirely clear on that.
Personally, I do see a problem with Microsoft dictating to any university the requirements for a degree in Computer Science and related majors. I am somewhat disappointed that Java is the language of choice for my school's instructors, but at least I'm not chained to a particular platform.
If they can't get through a semester of Java and understand the basic concepts of OOP, they aren't likely to go far in the world of CS. Instead of giving them a crutch and producing more undertalented individuals, ask them if they want to try the course again or switch majors.
Same goes for any major. There once was a time when a CS degree meant something.
FireWire redundant? How could it be redundant if there isn't anything else on it? Most cameras don't have USB2 connections... I think the word you are looking for is obsolete, maybe? Not that it is...
Anyway, IANAE but what I recall of similar arguments have to do with things like "stream vs packets", "peer to peer vs. master to slave", the fact that FireWire is already the DV standard and there isn't any point changing it now (until FW2), Firewire can provide more bus power than USB, etc.
Well, you could have a script run at boot time to connect the adsl, or one that is set to run as root no matter who runs it.
As for the original poster, I don't know what to say. In OS X root still has to give his password for authentication screens. The only convenience I can really see it having is to mess around with system libraries and configuration files unchecked. Oh yeah, thats right. Most unices aren't very vulnerable to virii because the user isn't root, so the virus can't get at the important things. The most a trojan could do is take out your home directory. Your system would still run.
Of course, logging in as root makes the system slightly more vulnerable to local attacks, but that isn't saying much.
Cmd-S during boot-up.
fsck -y
mount/
SystemStarter
passwd root
System compromised.
But thats a feature. I think it can be disabled, possibly by supplying an OpenFirmware password... auto-logging in as root sort of ruins that, though.
If people want security similar to Windows, tell them to run as root. OS9 is somewhat more "secure" than OSX because it was meant to be stupid-proof. Running as root in OSX is like telling the computer you really know what you're doing. If you don't, you shouldn't.
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Heaven forbid a piece of beta code based on open source software might require a revision at some point. I mean, if they want us to pay for this software, they should.... Oh.
How about Practical C Programming and Practical C++ Programming? They're written like textbooks that coders-to-be would enjoy. Plus, they're funner than most books about C.
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Because the prototype is useless. Oh, sure, it flies and all, but what is a company going to do with a prototype? It's the designs that matter. The prototype is just to prove that the designs work and find where the flaws are. After that, it is an asset that isn't doing any work. So they turn it into money so they can afford to make the next version.
Two lane highway. Two trucks taking them up. Can't pass horizontally - pass vertically!
While I've never played any other MOO game, I doubt that it has anything to do with Dragonball Z. So why does the Yahoo article say this?
I Am Not A Cocoa Developer, but don't cocoa apps check the systemwide frameworks for newer versions before linking into their bundled versions? At least, that was the idea of it (or so I heard). So if Apple released an update that put WebCore and the rest into the system frameworks, OmniWeb with included framework bundles would automatically start using it and then they can just stop bundling it in newer versions. Right? Maybe? No? Or perhaps if I were to move these frameworks into my system frameworks folder manually...?
Probably against one of Microsoft's OEM agreements with those companies.
(Maybe)
Ah, but is a mobile phone capable of changing its own appearance? Push a button and get a groovy tiger print cover? Urgent call comes in and the phone turns blood red? Because that is the sort of thing the patent sounds like. Not that I read the article. It doesn't seem to display anything in my browser.
Er... slight error in url.
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http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=885 6&db=mac
Good GPL'd kana tutor for Mac.
Uhhh... that would be like Microsoft removing the MFC libraries from Windows because of the GPL. I believe you are referring to the GNU-Darwin project (not affiliated with Apple), which has some disputes with Apple and so is removing support for Apple libraries and PPC processors.
Use a server machine. The server determines the marquees and contains the ordered list of machines. When a screensaver comes on, it asks the server (broadcast, perhaps? or in the registry) if there are any available things to display. If not, it waits for some marquee or bouncing object to be passed to it, either from a nearby machine or the server. The server should also be periodically notified about the state of any objects in circulation, so that it can start them again if they get lost for some reason. For convenience, the "server" could be the same program configured differently in the screensaver settings, so anyone could set up a server that responds to nearby udp broadcasts. Or something like that.
Write a macro for Word that saves all open documents as RTF. Open all documents, run the macro. If that is possible, of course. Don't use MS office myself.
Not necessarily. Just as in the business world, not all the neat inventions make it to market. Our current hive societies (bees, ants, etc) could develop a more advanced hive mind than they already have, right? A swarm of army ants acts like one big organism as it is, and there is little that threatens it other than humans with flamethrowers. Individually the ants wouldn't be able to cross water, but the swarm knows how and it only hurts it a little to do so (a few ants drown). Who can say where this might go, given a few million years and some competition?
Let them keep their Windows machines. Just don't help them. Sure, you can turn on the Windows services available on your OSX Server, but tell them that beyond that, it is their problem. There might be one snag, however. Does any sensitive information sit on these Windows machines? If so, they shouldn't be allowed "for security reasons". If not, just leave them until the first viral attack or r00ting, and then unplug them due to their danger to each other and the network in general.
I suppose it depends on how fast gravitational waves travel. Assuming they travel no faster than light speed, it is entirely possible that we wouldn't feel the effects of this until we actually see it.
$10/month for 5 books/month. Lots of books. Searching. Bookmarks. Printing. Copy & Paste code examples. Errata. Public and private notes.
The one thing that struck me about the article is that the author must have previously believed that all solids expand when hot. He refers to it in some places as a law of physics or a "supposedly inviolable rule". That is silly. Everyone knows that ice expands when it cools and therefore shrinks when it heats up. If one fairly common compound can do it, there are probably several more that can as well. This one just happens to do it quite well.
Most serious CS students already have or can easily get gcc, perl, python, java, and all sorts of other things at no cost legally for just about any platform they want. The course most likely comes with a free C# compiler for Windows, but how many fully compatible .NET environments and C# compilers will you find for other platforms? Mono should be mostly compatible, but I'm not sure if it has a compiler (Nor do I care).
And wasn't it that Sun wanted Microsoft to not ship the perversion known as the Microsoft Java VM with Windows? I'm not entirely clear on that.
Personally, I do see a problem with Microsoft dictating to any university the requirements for a degree in Computer Science and related majors. I am somewhat disappointed that Java is the language of choice for my school's instructors, but at least I'm not chained to a particular platform.
Moto most likely sells in bulk. Also, you would probably lack the processor card. I don't believe Moto sells Apple processor cards.
If they can't get through a semester of Java and understand the basic concepts of OOP, they aren't likely to go far in the world of CS. Instead of giving them a crutch and producing more undertalented individuals, ask them if they want to try the course again or switch majors. Same goes for any major. There once was a time when a CS degree meant something.
Convention center booked for Slashdot Convention. Unlucky town immediately slashdotted out of existence. Story at 11.
FireWire redundant? How could it be redundant if there isn't anything else on it? Most cameras don't have USB2 connections... I think the word you are looking for is obsolete, maybe? Not that it is... Anyway, IANAE but what I recall of similar arguments have to do with things like "stream vs packets", "peer to peer vs. master to slave", the fact that FireWire is already the DV standard and there isn't any point changing it now (until FW2), Firewire can provide more bus power than USB, etc.
Well, you could have a script run at boot time to connect the adsl, or one that is set to run as root no matter who runs it.
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As for the original poster, I don't know what to say. In OS X root still has to give his password for authentication screens. The only convenience I can really see it having is to mess around with system libraries and configuration files unchecked. Oh yeah, thats right. Most unices aren't very vulnerable to virii because the user isn't root, so the virus can't get at the important things. The most a trojan could do is take out your home directory. Your system would still run.
Of course, logging in as root makes the system slightly more vulnerable to local attacks, but that isn't saying much.
Cmd-S during boot-up.
fsck -y
mount
SystemStarter
passwd root
System compromised.
But thats a feature. I think it can be disabled, possibly by supplying an OpenFirmware password... auto-logging in as root sort of ruins that, though.
If people want security similar to Windows, tell them to run as root. OS9 is somewhat more "secure" than OSX because it was meant to be stupid-proof. Running as root in OSX is like telling the computer you really know what you're doing. If you don't, you shouldn't.