one thing that really hurts ruby is that it's documentation is sparse. i used to be a big ruby fan, but documentation has not kept up with its releases. whereas i think ruby is a very nice language, languages like perl, php and python have much more complete docs, and it makes the difference between 30 seconds to figure out the right function/method and digging around 15 minutes through out-of-date docs and finally going in and reading the source code.
i own the first edition, it's a good tutorial-type ruby book
Langley: Forgive me, FCC, but I am receiving numerous distress signals.
FCC : I don't doubt it.
Re:And with only 1 remote hole in the default inst
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OpenBSD Now Nine Years Old
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the good comes from knowing that when you install OpenBSD you're starting on a level playing field. likely, any security holes your system will have will be as a direct result of a failure of due diligence either by you and/or the developers of the software
this doesn't mean your final system won't have holes, but it means you're not already starting "in the hole"; it doesn't sound like much, and yet how many other systems out there can make this claim? OpenBSD isn't the end-all, be-all, it's just a good tool for your toolbox
there's simply too much money out there, who cares about accountability? history can say whatever it wants as long as i can live the rest of my life in luxury doing whatever i please
we've increasingly seen this in corporations and government. if i can make $20 million screwing people over, and eventually get caught and thrown out on my ass (whether i be a CEO or gov't official) what do i care what they think about me?
in the past there was usually was never enough potential monetary benefit that the corrupt individual could simply dissapear for the rest of their lives.
on another issue i make this prediction: the social security issue in the US will not be solved. politics is such a short-term game, there's no incentive to save money down the road when the money could be used for something with a more dramatic short-term gain. one president might manage to make some progress and then the next president could jump right in and waste that money.
President Bush declined to answer this question. - Editor
Such a decisive leader!
indeed. at first i found it amusing, but i am troubled that gwb finds it impossible to admit a specific instance in which he made a wrong decision.
his leadership style is like that of a religious organization... no matter what, never admit you are wrong (until at least a few hundred years after the incident, if ever).
part of making decisions is making the wrong ones and being able recognize them, admit it, and learn from them going forward.
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as far as hierarchies are concerned you can do all that within sql, although it can get a bit tricky; but then it will be no matter how you do it.
as far as the second part of your post is concerned, those are shortcomings with mysql. most modern mature databases give you all kinds of options for extending them (ie postgresql)
So, careers involving handling sewage, manure or garbage are actually BETTER than being an IT manager?
no, i think they're all lumped in together
actually, i think this is just an attempt by the IT industry to scare away all the people doing it because computers are trendy and get down to business. at least, you can always hope.
now i'm back to sweeping up these infected monkey droppings
are X Prize-style competitions in the area of renewable energy research. i know it's not as cool as rocket ships, but energy will be a much larger world-wide issue than space flight in the next 50 years.
the top ten things the Republican laptops were last seen doing:
10. hacked by democrats looking for Windows XP serial#
9. kicked off IRC for inventing words
8. tricked into running a Word macro virus by therightisright@hotmail.com
7. accidentally installed YouthfulIndiscretion XP, regrets it
6. voting negatively in the online polls at homosexualmarriage.org
5. busy checking paypal transactions from SaudiArabia@hotmail.com
4. engaged in IM session at Halliburton.com
3. busy DDoS-ing iran.com
2. browser choked on pretzel.com
1. infected by trojan whilst browsing alt.sex.binary.gay.marriage
they could outsource the entire class (except for "upper management", i.e. the prof). the students would have a few weeks to prep foreigners on what they would do in various situations, and then the professor could teach the foreigners via conference calls while the students go look for other classes.
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in other news, Microsoft is switching to a per-transistor licensing scheme.
i own the first edition, it's a good tutorial-type ruby book
you don't need a harddrive to run linux
Langley: Forgive me, FCC, but I am receiving numerous distress signals.
FCC : I don't doubt it.
this doesn't mean your final system won't have holes, but it means you're not already starting "in the hole"; it doesn't sound like much, and yet how many other systems out there can make this claim? OpenBSD isn't the end-all, be-all, it's just a good tool for your toolbox
we've increasingly seen this in corporations and government. if i can make $20 million screwing people over, and eventually get caught and thrown out on my ass (whether i be a CEO or gov't official) what do i care what they think about me?
in the past there was usually was never enough potential monetary benefit that the corrupt individual could simply dissapear for the rest of their lives.
on another issue i make this prediction: the social security issue in the US will not be solved. politics is such a short-term game, there's no incentive to save money down the road when the money could be used for something with a more dramatic short-term gain. one president might manage to make some progress and then the next president could jump right in and waste that money.
you are absolutely right, i probably just read it wrong. but read perlreftut anyhow, it's, um... fun!
perl has references
as seen in The Onion (but cached elsewhere)
indeed. at first i found it amusing, but i am troubled that gwb finds it impossible to admit a specific instance in which he made a wrong decision.
his leadership style is like that of a religious organization... no matter what, never admit you are wrong (until at least a few hundred years after the incident, if ever).
part of making decisions is making the wrong ones and being able recognize them, admit it, and learn from them going forward.
postgresql, for one, offers array datatypes
as far as the second part of your post is concerned, those are shortcomings with mysql. most modern mature databases give you all kinds of options for extending them (ie postgresql)
why release the patches one-by-one when they can release an extra-value ten pack?
no, i think they're all lumped in together
actually, i think this is just an attempt by the IT industry to scare away all the people doing it because computers are trendy and get down to business. at least, you can always hope.
now i'm back to sweeping up these infected monkey droppings
whoever wins, we lose.
are X Prize-style competitions in the area of renewable energy research. i know it's not as cool as rocket ships, but energy will be a much larger world-wide issue than space flight in the next 50 years.
10. hacked by democrats looking for Windows XP serial#
9. kicked off IRC for inventing words
8. tricked into running a Word macro virus by therightisright@hotmail.com
7. accidentally installed YouthfulIndiscretion XP, regrets it
6. voting negatively in the online polls at homosexualmarriage.org
5. busy checking paypal transactions from SaudiArabia@hotmail.com
4. engaged in IM session at Halliburton.com
3. busy DDoS-ing iran.com
2. browser choked on pretzel.com
1. infected by trojan whilst browsing alt.sex.binary.gay.marriage
can you keep your 3d military models in shape?
since when are they mutually exclusive?
should've taken advantage of the warranty
one time i thought i had mono for an entire year; but it turned out i was just really bored.
it's all relative
i also have ADD and i have trouble stayi
aw c'mon, ------------------ gets his share of credit, i see his name is source code all over the place
they could outsource the entire class (except for "upper management", i.e. the prof). the students would have a few weeks to prep foreigners on what they would do in various situations, and then the professor could teach the foreigners via conference calls while the students go look for other classes.