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When I write any application, be it a full blown java app, an applet, a JSP class/page, whatever. I assume that it's going to be run under alot of different circumstances. This is why I take full advantage of grabbing any and all system properties to adapt to my working environment.
Just like a web programmer has to deal with different browsers, you have to assume that the user of you program may not be using what you had in mind. So you either warn them or adapt to them.
This is what I like about java though. It really can be a chameleon, whereas other platform dependent languages tend to be touchy as to if they will work under varying conditions (even WINE cannot handle all Windows apps).
Um... if you knew anything about java, you would know that it is very easy to program an application to have it handle any platform (did we suddenly forget about System.getProperty("file.separator")???)
As for me, yes I have written many applications that run on Mac, Windoze and Linux... all without recompiling and/or changing it for the machine.
Have I written for a PDA... everyday... works fine on a Palm, works fine on a cellphone, and it works fine on a handheld scanner... just to name a few.
MIDP is looking quite nice these days. And all those people who said that it couldn't handle games can now sit back and see how far J2ME has advanced.
Microsoft supporting different platforms... now there's a joke. Thayt support only platforms running THEIR OS..which is how and why they missed the midrange market, as well as the embedded market. Guess that the java people were so clueless that they simply went to where Microsoft was afraid to go (ie: outside of their own OS, just as usual).
You apparently haven't taken the time to work with any of the newer releases of java (1.3 and 1.4). Java is a very mature and worthy language, especially when it comes to developing non platform dependent applications.
I prefer java since I CAN program it on a Linux box, transfer it to a windows, mac or even a mainframe and the program will still run exactly the same without changing a single line.
lets see c, c++,.Net or c# do that...
Also don't forget about a little thing called J2ME which is slowly but surely making it's way onto cell phones and other small devices.
You may want to take another look at todays Java before declaring that it sucks.
it's like calling a murder 'manslaughter', the end result is the same. Either way, wheather you call it copyright infringement, copyright violation, or theft, it still is the loss of a sale for the label and the artist.
To download a copyrighted work from the internet is NOT RESTRICTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. The offender is the person who uploaded it.
This is where you are wrong. Knowing downloading a song that is a copyrighted work which you do not have the permission of the copyright holder IS A CRIME Even if all you do is download it and never listen to it.
shouldn't a shoplifter who is 12 years old be treated the same as another 12 year old who essentially is doing the same thing, only online?
we tend to forget that music piracy IS a crime.
if you were a musician would you like your music to be STOLEN by anybody 12 or 112 years old?
True, but my point (in general) is that less income to the distributors, artists, and labels = less availability of major releases. So you'll be less likely to see the more risky releases which are not guaranteed to recoup production fees, and we'll be left with the same old cookie cutter releases.
Sure, musicians will always exist, but the labels and distributors guarantee that they will be heard.
If you swap copyrighted files you ARE breaking the law... it's that simple.
If you like a certain CD, don't be cheap, fork over the bucks or shut the heck up.
If you cannot afford the CD, don't whine about the price. Life sucks, wear a friggin hard hat. Life was not designed for you to get everything you've ever wanted.
Also, don't forget the artists who want to be paid for their work... If they don't get paid, you get no new music.
filed under the 'one more group trying to reinvent the wheel'
I cannot see why they simply do not use a flavor of Linux. They can easily modify the source to fit their specific security needs, and they will not have to waste years catching up with the rest of us.
I can just see it now...
"Oh we've caught our selves a BEEEG ONE" "Oh he's a nasty fighter, look at those teeth" "Now we'll tag im behind the ear with this tag that give off a PING so we can track his migration":)
I'll believe it when I see it. I'm guess that in 2030 we'll still be trying to figure out what to do with the shuttle, and Russia will still be using the same old Soyuz crafts that their bankrupt nation has used since the late 60's / early 70's.
Linux on laptops is VERY relevant when you are on the road and in need of a portable PC. Personally I do not want to drag a desktop with me to set up in every motel room, and at the same time I also want to work on the same platform that I do all of my other work on.
this blackout. I live here in Pittsburgh, abd the main reason that we were 'saved' from being knocked out is that our grid section was designed to support large iron and steel mills (which of course are no longer in existance). This gives us one hell of a buffer against surges such as the one that caused the cascading balckouts on Thursday.
Hopefully America (and Canada) will learn from their mistakes this time and this will hopefully never occue again.
On a simialr note, I just hate to even think of all the high uptime counts lost on effected *nix boxes in the blacked out areas.:)
the toolkits provided via java. The benefits: looks the same on just about any platform, generally free. The cons: closed source, a bit slow (but greatly improving as of 1.4.2).
I'd have to say that 99% of the work I do is 'meatball programming' where we write up a quick program to take care of the immediate need (usually its a task to report on system functions or generate a summary of data) and then we go back and make it "look pretty" later when we are out of the crisis phase.
I believe that this sort of task management solves more problems than a larger task force sent to research and then overresearch a problem. I've seen way too many problems grow into bigger ones mainly since someone was not willing to take the lead to solve the immediate problem now and worry about the landscaping later.
Money is never made or saved by talking about it.
At age 54, Arnold still kicks ass. But what the fuck happened to Claire Danes? When did she go from 18 to 40 overnight.... damn she looks like shit!
Overall plot was a bit bland, but you can see the setup for T4. The action was great, nice effects! And the one liners were perfectly blended into the dialog.
Well worth the few bucks, and a nice escape from the summer heat.
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When I write any application, be it a full blown java app, an applet, a JSP class/page, whatever. I assume that it's going to be run under alot of different circumstances. This is why I take full advantage of grabbing any and all system properties to adapt to my working environment. Just like a web programmer has to deal with different browsers, you have to assume that the user of you program may not be using what you had in mind. So you either warn them or adapt to them. This is what I like about java though. It really can be a chameleon, whereas other platform dependent languages tend to be touchy as to if they will work under varying conditions (even WINE cannot handle all Windows apps).
Um... if you knew anything about java, you would know that it is very easy to program an application to have it handle any platform (did we suddenly forget about System.getProperty("file.separator")???) As for me, yes I have written many applications that run on Mac, Windoze and Linux... all without recompiling and/or changing it for the machine. Have I written for a PDA... everyday... works fine on a Palm, works fine on a cellphone, and it works fine on a handheld scanner... just to name a few. MIDP is looking quite nice these days. And all those people who said that it couldn't handle games can now sit back and see how far J2ME has advanced. Microsoft supporting different platforms... now there's a joke. Thayt support only platforms running THEIR OS..which is how and why they missed the midrange market, as well as the embedded market. Guess that the java people were so clueless that they simply went to where Microsoft was afraid to go (ie: outside of their own OS, just as usual).
You apparently haven't taken the time to work with any of the newer releases of java (1.3 and 1.4). Java is a very mature and worthy language, especially when it comes to developing non platform dependent applications. I prefer java since I CAN program it on a Linux box, transfer it to a windows, mac or even a mainframe and the program will still run exactly the same without changing a single line. lets see c, c++, .Net or c# do that...
Also don't forget about a little thing called J2ME which is slowly but surely making it's way onto cell phones and other small devices.
You may want to take another look at todays Java before declaring that it sucks.
Damn, by 2403 we won't even have to worry about the whole SCO/Linux thing. Mainly since RMS should just about be finished with HURD by then :)
so she is definately smart enough to realize that downloading music was a copyright infringement.
it's like calling a murder 'manslaughter', the end result is the same. Either way, wheather you call it copyright infringement, copyright violation, or theft, it still is the loss of a sale for the label and the artist.
To download a copyrighted work from the internet is NOT RESTRICTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. The offender is the person who uploaded it. This is where you are wrong. Knowing downloading a song that is a copyrighted work which you do not have the permission of the copyright holder IS A CRIME Even if all you do is download it and never listen to it.
last time I checked, theft is not common and reasonable behavior.
that will hold up just about as good as someone saying that they didn't realize that smoking pot was a crime. ignorance is not a defense.
shouldn't a shoplifter who is 12 years old be treated the same as another 12 year old who essentially is doing the same thing, only online? we tend to forget that music piracy IS a crime. if you were a musician would you like your music to be STOLEN by anybody 12 or 112 years old?
True, but my point (in general) is that less income to the distributors, artists, and labels = less availability of major releases. So you'll be less likely to see the more risky releases which are not guaranteed to recoup production fees, and we'll be left with the same old cookie cutter releases. Sure, musicians will always exist, but the labels and distributors guarantee that they will be heard.
If you swap copyrighted files you ARE breaking the law... it's that simple. If you like a certain CD, don't be cheap, fork over the bucks or shut the heck up. If you cannot afford the CD, don't whine about the price. Life sucks, wear a friggin hard hat. Life was not designed for you to get everything you've ever wanted. Also, don't forget the artists who want to be paid for their work... If they don't get paid, you get no new music.
50 Mission Crush was such a kiler game! I wish I had the C64 rom for my emulator.
nice answer... someone please mod it up!
thanks for the link... i've been diggin trying to find it
all they really need are the machines that go PING
filed under the 'one more group trying to reinvent the wheel' I cannot see why they simply do not use a flavor of Linux. They can easily modify the source to fit their specific security needs, and they will not have to waste years catching up with the rest of us.
I can just see it now... "Oh we've caught our selves a BEEEG ONE" "Oh he's a nasty fighter, look at those teeth" "Now we'll tag im behind the ear with this tag that give off a PING so we can track his migration" :)
I'll believe it when I see it. I'm guess that in 2030 we'll still be trying to figure out what to do with the shuttle, and Russia will still be using the same old Soyuz crafts that their bankrupt nation has used since the late 60's / early 70's.
Linux on laptops is VERY relevant when you are on the road and in need of a portable PC. Personally I do not want to drag a desktop with me to set up in every motel room, and at the same time I also want to work on the same platform that I do all of my other work on.
this blackout. I live here in Pittsburgh, abd the main reason that we were 'saved' from being knocked out is that our grid section was designed to support large iron and steel mills (which of course are no longer in existance). This gives us one hell of a buffer against surges such as the one that caused the cascading balckouts on Thursday. Hopefully America (and Canada) will learn from their mistakes this time and this will hopefully never occue again. On a simialr note, I just hate to even think of all the high uptime counts lost on effected *nix boxes in the blacked out areas. :)
the toolkits provided via java. The benefits: looks the same on just about any platform, generally free. The cons: closed source, a bit slow (but greatly improving as of 1.4.2).
I'd have to say that 99% of the work I do is 'meatball programming' where we write up a quick program to take care of the immediate need (usually its a task to report on system functions or generate a summary of data) and then we go back and make it "look pretty" later when we are out of the crisis phase. I believe that this sort of task management solves more problems than a larger task force sent to research and then overresearch a problem. I've seen way too many problems grow into bigger ones mainly since someone was not willing to take the lead to solve the immediate problem now and worry about the landscaping later. Money is never made or saved by talking about it.
That would make an interesting poll question: Who is hotter: (1) Molly Ringwald (2) Claire Danes
At age 54, Arnold still kicks ass. But what the fuck happened to Claire Danes? When did she go from 18 to 40 overnight.... damn she looks like shit! Overall plot was a bit bland, but you can see the setup for T4. The action was great, nice effects! And the one liners were perfectly blended into the dialog. Well worth the few bucks, and a nice escape from the summer heat.