Granted during this time I had upgraded from a 800Mhz PIII to a 925MHz PIII, this was definitely faster than a CPU upgrade would account for.
What the hell kind of beta tester is this clown? If you're a beta-tester, the last thing you should be doing is fscking around with the machine you're testing on, even if it's something as "insignificant" as a CPU upgrade. How much difference did the new beta make? He doesn't know, because he changed more than one variable in the test at a time. Stupid, stupid. Perhaps this is why software sucks so bad.
As for SETI, I'm waiting for them to deliver an Altivec-enhanced client for OS X that I can run on all the dual-processor G4s that are going to start trickling into work over the next few weeks. Then we'll talk.
Too late, those koo-koo nutty guys and gals at MacAddict already built an iBorg, an iBook that can roll itself around and eventually be controlled from the web. It has a long and somewhat sordid past at the magazine (including being stolen), but according to the latest update, it is actually up and running.
OT: I love MacAddict; it's the Car and Driver of the computer world (informative, intelligent, and irreverent), kind of how MacUser was when it first started.
I got a 3 CD set from Sun Educational Services. It's $369 and only runs on Windows or Solaris -- thank god for Virtual PC. Here is the link.
It actually runs reasonably well under VPC, so I would imagine it should work fine under VMWare or WINE on Linux. If by some strange coincidence you're also using a Mac, Apple's MRJ SDK is where you'll find the tools like jar, javac, and javadoc.
IIRC, Fox wanted Singer to chop about 1/4 off his cut because they were afraid it was too talky and not actiony enough (yes, I know those are not real words), which is why it's only a 90-minute movie instead of the slightly-over-two-hours you would expect from this type of film.
Which doesn't necessarily mean it'll suck ("Men in Black" was just as short and I thought it was great), but it does indicate where Fox's priorities lie. You'd think they would have learned from the negative reviews of "Phantom Menace" that story is king, especially for something with such a large and multithreaded backstory.
I'm a geek, I love gadgets, I have no problem speaking tekspek with friends and colleagues, I'll be first in line to get the cybernetic skull interface, etc. Yet I'm overly-stressed, and have problems sleeping. Why?
It's the job and its use of technology that gets me down. I work as a Mac tech support person in a largely Windows environment. My employer is less competent than I had hoped when I started, the client company is missing large bits of clue, and the users are, well, users.
Now, I have it relatively easy here; I'm paid well for my high experience/low education level (no degree yet), the Mac calls are far less numerous than the PC ones (despite having a similar number of machines of each platform) my fellow techs have to run, and I don't have to work overtime. Plus, many of the questions are relatively simple ones - password requests and the like. The stress comes from my employer forcing me to become more Windows-savvy (life's too short for that), their disconcerting management practices, the stress of dealing with clients and their frequent lack of understanding, and the knowledge that this isn't what I wanted to be doing with my life when I was younger. My main escape is through technology: blasting away at bots in Unreal Tournament, learning Java via computer-based training modules (so I can get a programming job and cause problems rather than have to fix them), or just generally goofing off on one of the many computers at home.
So, technology is causing my stress on one level, but relieving it on another. I suspect many other readers have a similar love/hate relationship.
You have to remember that the BSD market is very small. According to IDC and Gartner Group the BSD market share continues to shrink. This year. Last year. The year before.
I suspect BSD's market share will significantly grow beginning possibly as soon as next week.
For scripting and RAD there's AppleScript and RealBasic, respectively. And, of course, as mentioned, OS X will come with Apple's ProjectBuilder IDE and support all the Unix tools like make, gcc, gdb, etc.
Sorry for the confusion; first the misspelling and then a misconfiguration on the two machines I have access to (one was pointing to the other). Good thing I refresh.
PDF version here for at least the next hour or so.
Now, this is a 128Kbps DSL uplink, hosted on an eight-year-old Mac running Personal Web Sharing, so don't be surprised if availability is spotty at best.
What the hell, always wanted to be slashdotted.:-]
since everybody is concentrating on ESR's joining the PTO, I'll risk some karma by describing the actual show he was attending. If you don't already know, MacHack is an annual code-party in Dearborn for Mac programmers. It starts at midnight and stops a few days later. People get to code up wonderfully useless little hacks and then demo them at the end of the conference, where presentation is everything and usefulness is cheerfully derided. I have never been able to attend but I would dearly love to. Even better if I could get an employer to send me.:-]
Previous hacks include using Open Firmware to play Breakout (or was it MacsBug? somebody else remember?), a hack to program the LED display on the Apple Network Server 500 (one of the most obscure pieces of equipment ever shipped by Apple), a hack to render a Mac screen in ASCII text in realtime, and other jems.
The best part: usually, after a month or two, they bundle up all the hacks for that year and stick them on a CD-ROM, along with (in almost all cases) source code. You can usually download them as well. Last year's CD is available here courtesy of MindVision.
It's always funny to see READMEs that specifically advise you NOT to run the accompanying software, not to mention how many end with something along the lines of "I'd tell you more about how this works, but I only have 10 minutes until I have to demo it and it still isn't compiling, so you're on your own..."
I bought a copy for my SE/30 from a guy named Bob Nestor, here's his ordering site. He packs some extra stuff on the mac68k/macppc disks as well. Quite reasonable pricing too.
Disclaimer: not a shill, just a satisfied customer.
Well, it's doubtful they're going to support one of the the primary development languages of their good friends in Cupertino. Besides, I'm guessing most NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP developers would pound MS into oblivion for monkeying around with ObjC.
The animal on the cover of MP3: The Definitive Guide is a hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus). The hermit crab is commonly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and inhabits the areas surrounding the Islands of Aldabra, Mauritius, and Samoa.
The MP3 is sometimes found on overseas sites where it can evade prosecution.
Despite the name of the hermit crab, which alludes to a solitary lifestyle, Coenobita perlatus are very social creatures. They characteristically travel in groups of 25 or more, and have been found living in colonies of over 100 in the wild.
MP3s are commonly found in groups of thousands on servers worldwide and typically downloaded in multiple batches.
Hermit crabs make their homes by occupying the discarded shells of gastropds in order to protect their soft, coiled abdomens and inner organs.
MP3s hide by taking the name of Metallica songs to piss of companies who are trying to search for them in order to prosecute downloaders.
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What the hell kind of beta tester is this clown? If you're a beta-tester, the last thing you should be doing is fscking around with the machine you're testing on, even if it's something as "insignificant" as a CPU upgrade. How much difference did the new beta make? He doesn't know, because he changed more than one variable in the test at a time. Stupid, stupid. Perhaps this is why software sucks so bad.
As for SETI, I'm waiting for them to deliver an Altivec-enhanced client for OS X that I can run on all the dual-processor G4s that are going to start trickling into work over the next few weeks. Then we'll talk.
4. Does that come with a color monitor? (grin, Dilbert reference)
Too bad this isn't a mauve Origin2K; I think they have the most RAM...
Everybody in the auditorium was given one of the new mice...they were stashed under the seats!
:-]
Bastards.
OT: I love MacAddict; it's the Car and Driver of the computer world (informative, intelligent, and irreverent), kind of how MacUser was when it first started.
It actually runs reasonably well under VPC, so I would imagine it should work fine under VMWare or WINE on Linux. If by some strange coincidence you're also using a Mac, Apple's MRJ SDK is where you'll find the tools like jar, javac, and javadoc.
IIRC, Fox wanted Singer to chop about 1/4 off his cut because they were afraid it was too talky and not actiony enough (yes, I know those are not real words), which is why it's only a 90-minute movie instead of the slightly-over-two-hours you would expect from this type of film.
Which doesn't necessarily mean it'll suck ("Men in Black" was just as short and I thought it was great), but it does indicate where Fox's priorities lie. You'd think they would have learned from the negative reviews of "Phantom Menace" that story is king, especially for something with such a large and multithreaded backstory.
Talk about underestimating your audience.
(This is not a bid for karma, just an observation.)
I'm a geek, I love gadgets, I have no problem speaking tekspek with friends and colleagues, I'll be first in line to get the cybernetic skull interface, etc. Yet I'm overly-stressed, and have problems sleeping. Why?
It's the job and its use of technology that gets me down. I work as a Mac tech support person in a largely Windows environment. My employer is less competent than I had hoped when I started, the client company is missing large bits of clue, and the users are, well, users.
Now, I have it relatively easy here; I'm paid well for my high experience/low education level (no degree yet), the Mac calls are far less numerous than the PC ones (despite having a similar number of machines of each platform) my fellow techs have to run, and I don't have to work overtime. Plus, many of the questions are relatively simple ones - password requests and the like. The stress comes from my employer forcing me to become more Windows-savvy (life's too short for that), their disconcerting management practices, the stress of dealing with clients and their frequent lack of understanding, and the knowledge that this isn't what I wanted to be doing with my life when I was younger. My main escape is through technology: blasting away at bots in Unreal Tournament, learning Java via computer-based training modules (so I can get a programming job and cause problems rather than have to fix them), or just generally goofing off on one of the many computers at home.
So, technology is causing my stress on one level, but relieving it on another. I suspect many other readers have a similar love/hate relationship.
I suspect BSD's market share will significantly grow beginning possibly as soon as next week.
it's showing as "http://slashdot.org/www.handheldcrime.com".
Well, if nobody else ever said "thank you" for writing MacHTTP, then consider yourself thanked.
For scripting and RAD there's AppleScript and RealBasic, respectively. And, of course, as mentioned, OS X will come with Apple's ProjectBuilder IDE and support all the Unix tools like make, gcc, gdb, etc.
Sorry for the confusion; first the misspelling and then a misconfiguration on the two machines I have access to (one was pointing to the other). Good thing I refresh.
Now, this is a 128Kbps DSL uplink, hosted on an eight-year-old Mac running Personal Web Sharing, so don't be surprised if availability is spotty at best.
What the hell, always wanted to be slashdotted. :-]
Previous hacks include using Open Firmware to play Breakout (or was it MacsBug? somebody else remember?), a hack to program the LED display on the Apple Network Server 500 (one of the most obscure pieces of equipment ever shipped by Apple), a hack to render a Mac screen in ASCII text in realtime, and other jems.
The best part: usually, after a month or two, they bundle up all the hacks for that year and stick them on a CD-ROM, along with (in almost all cases) source code. You can usually download them as well. Last year's CD is available here courtesy of MindVision.
It's always funny to see READMEs that specifically advise you NOT to run the accompanying software, not to mention how many end with something along the lines of "I'd tell you more about how this works, but I only have 10 minutes until I have to demo it and it still isn't compiling, so you're on your own..."
Apple might consider spending a little effort on keeping some of its biggest supporters -- developers -- happy.
Hemos gets married
Slashdotters offer congrats;
Then, take out his site.
Congratulations!
Disclaimer: not a shill, just a satisfied customer.
BTW, CmdrTaco, I found this really neat site explaining the rules of Shotgun, too. Check it out. :-]
The animal on the cover of MP3: The Definitive Guide is a hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus). The hermit crab is commonly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and inhabits the areas surrounding the Islands of Aldabra, Mauritius, and Samoa.
The MP3 is sometimes found on overseas sites where it can evade prosecution.
Despite the name of the hermit crab, which alludes to a solitary lifestyle, Coenobita perlatus are very social creatures. They characteristically travel in groups of 25 or more, and have been found living in colonies of over 100 in the wild.
MP3s are commonly found in groups of thousands on servers worldwide and typically downloaded in multiple batches.
Hermit crabs make their homes by occupying the discarded shells of gastropds in order to protect their soft, coiled abdomens and inner organs.
MP3s hide by taking the name of Metallica songs to piss of companies who are trying to search for them in order to prosecute downloaders.