Say what you will about the importance of Unix systems, but it doesn't change the fundamental fact that most medium to large-scale programs are written for Windows computers.
Unix programs are very specialized, filling niches that require high levels of stability. Therefore you see Unix used as the core of large business running only a handful of programs (server software, database software, etc). Once a Unix system is running smoothly, there is only a need to maintain the exisitng software, not buy or write new software.
Windows, on the other hand, is everywhere. Everyone uses it (except for a few OS bigots) and that creates a market for new programs. Which brings us back to the original point, which isn't that Unix systems only make up a fraction of the total amount of software, but that it would be interesting to know about a system like Aegis that worked on Windows.
Nothing against Unix at all. It's a nice OS for some things.
This is possibly the most ignorant comment in this whole discussion.
No. Copyright trumps the First Amendment every time. Application of copyright law leaves space for freedom of the press, but it does not allow wholesale dismissal of copyright.
That's the reason why the framers of the Constitution were careful to add copyright to the main body of the Constitution and not to the less authoritative Amendments.
It's a well known adage that engineers are supposed to be lazy. Larry Wall enumerates it as one of the traits of good programmers and the impetus behind Perl. What they mean is that engineers should strive to automate repetitive tasks instead of performing them manually each time.
Lazy Drinker has clearly misunderstood the concept. The device they show is not automated in any way. The user still has to move the cup(!) under the spout and type(!!) commands into an attached computer to begin pouring the drink. Frankly, pouring the drink is the easiest part of the process. Any fast food restaurant has for ages had machines that have been doing this kind thing.
Lazy Drinker has arguably made pouring drinks *more difficult* by way of this device. It's kind of sad that Slashdot is reduced to running such a non-story.
The CIPA does not stifle free speech in any way. Blocking sites of prurient interest does not prevent anyone from accessing those sites, only at public libraries and public schools. As the ACLU has no problem with the CIPA in regards to public schools, it is obvious they see something wrong with preventing Tom the Bum from jacking off in the back corner of the library.
The reason libraries exist is to provide a place where the common good can be supported through the availability of writings and research. Since pornography serves no common good it stands to reason that libraries can be required to block it. Supporting the common good sometimes means blocking those things which would erode the common good.
To think that the entire universe could be understood by standing atop a hill and looking at it! The earth is a mere speck in a speck of a galaxy in a far corner of the universe.
To assume that we could understand the whole shebang from this vantage point is like the flea declaring the universe is made up of large hair-like columns which extend upwards forever and soft skin-like ground which stretches forever in all directions.
Get over yourselves. This kind of "science" isn't science, it's palm reading.
Why do you not have the original licensing documentation for your lab? This is the most important thing for a computer lab administrator to take care of. If something goes wrong with one computer, do you have documentation that shows that you are legally permitted to transfer the software from one computer to another? If not, then you're asking for trouble.
Let this be a lesson to you. Get a box that holds all your licenses. It's really that easy.
Yes, this is off-topic, but WTH. A lot of people will blast you for chopping your son's weenie off, calling it outdated or what have you.
Don't listen. Fact is, men who have been circumcised have fewer instances of infection due to the cleaner environment exposed by circumcision.
As an adult, your son will also experience more pleasure from sex because the exposed glans are more sensitive than uncircumcised men's.
It's a part of your culture that you should embrace. That God told you to do it doesn't diminish the fact that it is a healthier, more enjoyable way to live for you and your son.
There needs to be a true revamping of CPU architecture, not simple adding of bits. 64 bits is fine and dandy, but the convoluted instruction set, seemingly random usage of registers, and an inability to do fast floating point operations really hampers the x86 system. Seeing as how IA64 is based on x86, this will be a problem into the future.
And with IBM announcing further support of the Intel architecture, there doesn't seem anywhere for the computer industry to expand.
It isn't even an argument of "what are we going to do with all this power?" It's more like "where's the fucking power?"
It's a little duplicitous to bash patent and copyright owners on the one hand and then kiss their ass on the other.
Bushnell has done nothing but stifle innovation through his ownership of patents. He is widely recognized as a tight-fisted licensor, charging outrageous amounts to use "his" work. If you ever wonder why video games cost so much both at home and in the arcade, look at this asshole.
Stuff like this shows how non-network oriented Apple really is with their products. Despite claims to the contrary, when it comes down to nuts and bolts Apple falls short. Google does not return anything useful in regards to this question, it's definitely the fault of Apple for not supporting their business customers well that there is no web resource available for this Ask Slashdot query.
It's really not that surprising, though. Apple has always been geared towards publishing houses, whether they be print or online publishing, and not geared towards "Fortune 500" businesses. Their lack of developer support outside of the artistic arena is infamous.
Since AWT forms the basis for other toolkits, most notably Swing, the certification tests were written to excercise it.
The amount of development invested in the certification tests is astounding. To toss it all for some other toolkit is not something I see Sun doing any time in the near future.
Even with Mono, Sun can still claim broader cross-platform support both at the library level and at the developer level. It's debatable, of course, but it's not beyond them to claim it as truth.
Sun won't be replacing AWT any time soon. They've got so much development invested in writing the AWT certification tests (VM certification, that kind of thing) that they'd be hard pressed to come up with a new test suite for a completely different GUI toolkit. The current certification test suite has thousands upon thousands of tests, to duplicate that effort just to support a new toolkit would require the expenditure of quite a bit of capital. It would take a really strong case to change the status quo.
So the vast majority of all music produced in the United States is crap. This isn't just about the Britneys and N'Syncs, it's about all music produced from the terrible free form Jazz pretenders in Louisiana to the horrendous grunge artists of the Pacific Northwest. There is such a dearth of good music, it makes a mind boggle.
So now the LOC is planning on preserving this crap for posterity. It's worth about the same as preserving the crap from my posterior.
But you'll likely want to invest in some books about game programming in general.
The way a bunch of us went about learning game programming was to come up with some game idea and implement it from there.
One guy invented Stick Fighter (a bad Street fighter clone), another wrote a Risk clone, and my own idea never panned out but was eventually made into a claymation movie which went on to make millions of dollars of which I will never see a dime.:-(
But the point is to start with an idea and build from there. You can learn as you go.
Then again, if you are really thinking of becoming a game developer you probably haven't thought much beyond how cool it would be to be one. Reality is a harsh mistress.
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Always the loudest to shout that the Republicans are taking away freedoms when they themselves are the ones doing it.
You'd think that a party based on Liberalism would support freedom.
Say what you will about the importance of Unix systems, but it doesn't change the fundamental fact that most medium to large-scale programs are written for Windows computers.
Unix programs are very specialized, filling niches that require high levels of stability. Therefore you see Unix used as the core of large business running only a handful of programs (server software, database software, etc). Once a Unix system is running smoothly, there is only a need to maintain the exisitng software, not buy or write new software.
Windows, on the other hand, is everywhere. Everyone uses it (except for a few OS bigots) and that creates a market for new programs. Which brings us back to the original point, which isn't that Unix systems only make up a fraction of the total amount of software, but that it would be interesting to know about a system like Aegis that worked on Windows.
Nothing against Unix at all. It's a nice OS for some things.
Aegis is great for the tiny minority of programs ever written for Unix systems.
Is there anything similar for Windows development?
This is possibly the most ignorant comment in this whole discussion.
No. Copyright trumps the First Amendment every time. Application of copyright law leaves space for freedom of the press, but it does not allow wholesale dismissal of copyright.
That's the reason why the framers of the Constitution were careful to add copyright to the main body of the Constitution and not to the less authoritative Amendments.
It's a well known adage that engineers are supposed to be lazy. Larry Wall enumerates it as one of the traits of good programmers and the impetus behind Perl. What they mean is that engineers should strive to automate repetitive tasks instead of performing them manually each time.
Lazy Drinker has clearly misunderstood the concept. The device they show is not automated in any way. The user still has to move the cup(!) under the spout and type(!!) commands into an attached computer to begin pouring the drink. Frankly, pouring the drink is the easiest part of the process. Any fast food restaurant has for ages had machines that have been doing this kind thing.
Lazy Drinker has arguably made pouring drinks *more difficult* by way of this device. It's kind of sad that Slashdot is reduced to running such a non-story.
Are you saying that the library is also prohibited from carrying books, periodicals, or microfiche concerning reproductive health?
The CIPA does not stifle free speech in any way. Blocking sites of prurient interest does not prevent anyone from accessing those sites, only at public libraries and public schools. As the ACLU has no problem with the CIPA in regards to public schools, it is obvious they see something wrong with preventing Tom the Bum from jacking off in the back corner of the library.
The reason libraries exist is to provide a place where the common good can be supported through the availability of writings and research. Since pornography serves no common good it stands to reason that libraries can be required to block it. Supporting the common good sometimes means blocking those things which would erode the common good.
Do you really think the BAC increases the AC exponentially?
Interesting theory. Perhaps there's more to this than meets the eye.
You just need to know the input parameters.
Attractiveness = (Attractiveness Constant) * Alcohol consumed by the man / Amount of clothing on the women
Like G, the value of the Attractiveness Constant is elusive.
normal energy == not visible either
To think that the entire universe could be understood by standing atop a hill and looking at it! The earth is a mere speck in a speck of a galaxy in a far corner of the universe.
To assume that we could understand the whole shebang from this vantage point is like the flea declaring the universe is made up of large hair-like columns which extend upwards forever and soft skin-like ground which stretches forever in all directions.
Get over yourselves. This kind of "science" isn't science, it's palm reading.
Why do you not have the original licensing documentation for your lab? This is the most important thing for a computer lab administrator to take care of. If something goes wrong with one computer, do you have documentation that shows that you are legally permitted to transfer the software from one computer to another? If not, then you're asking for trouble.
Let this be a lesson to you. Get a box that holds all your licenses. It's really that easy.
Yes, this is off-topic, but WTH. A lot of people will blast you for chopping your son's weenie off, calling it outdated or what have you.
Don't listen. Fact is, men who have been circumcised have fewer instances of infection due to the cleaner environment exposed by circumcision.
As an adult, your son will also experience more pleasure from sex because the exposed glans are more sensitive than uncircumcised men's.
It's a part of your culture that you should embrace. That God told you to do it doesn't diminish the fact that it is a healthier, more enjoyable way to live for you and your son.
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And back to Excellent for me!
Well, /. ate my long and insightful post so I'll just give you the gist of it.
Read a fucking book.
It's happened.
What, oh what, did we do before wireless internet access?
There needs to be a true revamping of CPU architecture, not simple adding of bits. 64 bits is fine and dandy, but the convoluted instruction set, seemingly random usage of registers, and an inability to do fast floating point operations really hampers the x86 system. Seeing as how IA64 is based on x86, this will be a problem into the future.
And with IBM announcing further support of the Intel architecture, there doesn't seem anywhere for the computer industry to expand.
It isn't even an argument of "what are we going to do with all this power?" It's more like "where's the fucking power?"
Massive isn't the word that immediately comes to mind when looking at that sponsor/presenter list. Maybe a couple thousand people at most.
Back in the real world, companies are signing with Verisign. Where is the Verisign booth?
It's a little duplicitous to bash patent and copyright owners on the one hand and then kiss their ass on the other.
Bushnell has done nothing but stifle innovation through his ownership of patents. He is widely recognized as a tight-fisted licensor, charging outrageous amounts to use "his" work. If you ever wonder why video games cost so much both at home and in the arcade, look at this asshole.
Happy birthday, Bushnell.
Stuff like this shows how non-network oriented Apple really is with their products. Despite claims to the contrary, when it comes down to nuts and bolts Apple falls short. Google does not return anything useful in regards to this question, it's definitely the fault of Apple for not supporting their business customers well that there is no web resource available for this Ask Slashdot query.
It's really not that surprising, though. Apple has always been geared towards publishing houses, whether they be print or online publishing, and not geared towards "Fortune 500" businesses. Their lack of developer support outside of the artistic arena is infamous.
Good luck finding stuff.
Since AWT forms the basis for other toolkits, most notably Swing, the certification tests were written to excercise it.
The amount of development invested in the certification tests is astounding. To toss it all for some other toolkit is not something I see Sun doing any time in the near future.
Even with Mono, Sun can still claim broader cross-platform support both at the library level and at the developer level. It's debatable, of course, but it's not beyond them to claim it as truth.
Sun won't be replacing AWT any time soon. They've got so much development invested in writing the AWT certification tests (VM certification, that kind of thing) that they'd be hard pressed to come up with a new test suite for a completely different GUI toolkit. The current certification test suite has thousands upon thousands of tests, to duplicate that effort just to support a new toolkit would require the expenditure of quite a bit of capital. It would take a really strong case to change the status quo.
So the vast majority of all music produced in the United States is crap. This isn't just about the Britneys and N'Syncs, it's about all music produced from the terrible free form Jazz pretenders in Louisiana to the horrendous grunge artists of the Pacific Northwest. There is such a dearth of good music, it makes a mind boggle.
So now the LOC is planning on preserving this crap for posterity. It's worth about the same as preserving the crap from my posterior.
But you'll likely want to invest in some books about game programming in general.
:-(
The way a bunch of us went about learning game programming was to come up with some game idea and implement it from there.
One guy invented Stick Fighter (a bad Street fighter clone), another wrote a Risk clone, and my own idea never panned out but was eventually made into a claymation movie which went on to make millions of dollars of which I will never see a dime.
But the point is to start with an idea and build from there. You can learn as you go.
Then again, if you are really thinking of becoming a game developer you probably haven't thought much beyond how cool it would be to be one. Reality is a harsh mistress.