Since you ask, yes there is...
But the first rule of "we post on slashdot, but don't know a fucking thing about computers" club is you do not talk about "we post on slashdot, but don't know a fucking thing about computers" club!
If this is your first night, you HAVE to post.
but she does sort of sidestep the whole 'Hello World!' part of a hello world program.
I suspect that this is the subject of the 'to be continued' article next week.
Yes I was a bit disappointed, but I eagerly await the "what will happen next" conclusion.
And did you write up a nice article for other people to learn from what you had done?
I think the real value here is not that she did this, but that she wrote it up in a nice easy to read way so that you can follow her train of thought and get a feel for how one goes about tinkering with compilers and such.
This adds value for people like me who are not as smart as you. I could never have done this on a PDP-11 (although I did have access to one back in my days at university). I also previously would not have know enough to do this in Linux. But having read this article I feel I have learnt something and have a new insight into how linkers and libraries work. Who knows, maybe I will be able to do something similar myself after this learning experience, and for that I am grateful to Jessica for doing it, writing about it and (I'm guessing it was her) submitting it to/.
Funny thing though - Apple is *notorious* about controlling your experience with their hardware and software yet their OS updates have no restrictions, no serial numbers, no registration. It's the honor system that you don't share the DVD with all your friends.
This works well for Apple because their software only runs on Apple computers (ignoring Hackintosh).
So you can really only share the DVD with friends who have an Apple computer.
All Apple computers come with a copy of OS X, so your friends effectively have a licence to run OS X anyway.
Of course you can still get the next release of OS X for free, but in practice this only works for 1 or 2 releases, by which time the old hardware can no longer run the latest software release.
Yeah, well I had a friend who joined the police force, and I was friends with him right up till the point where he refused to book himself for accidentally running a red light.
These bastards seem to think the law doesn't apply to them.
That may be true for you your buddy in particular, and in general for people who know what they are doing.
But I have been involved in many projects that have been handicapped by poor specs, poor existing code-base, badly designed existing database schema, shoddy development practices etc. that make a mockery of 30%.
The last estimate I was required to give was in September last year. One developer said half a week. I said three months. We are still working on it.
Little is from California but was tried in Tampa after investigators here ordered his videos through the mail and downloaded them over the Internet.
Emphasis mine.
So basically these investigators took something that was legal at it's source and imported it into an area where it was illegal, and then blamed the supplier.
If they had of not actively done this, then no crime would have been committed.
(Of course IANAL etc).
iPad and Mono have to be two of the five worst product names in the industry. (I can only think of Wang as being worse.)
The other two must be GIMP (Free paint program) and Ayds (appetite suppressant candy).
There was a window manager being discussed the other day on/. called scrotwm.
sigh...
And people wonder why open source software hasn't made it on the desktop yet.
So what do you do with your cardboard monopoly or chess board when you are half way through a game and the captain says to return to your seats, place the tray tables in the upright locked position and prepare for landing? I guess it's game over.
With an iPad, you could save the game, put it back in your hand luggage, then get it out and resume the game in the taxi to the hotel.
I agree with the article. I think the iPad presents a great opportunity to play board games with friends in a more convenient way.
The first test came when a good samaritan ripped a lady's top off to be able to perform CPR (she had had a heart attack and collapsed on the street, and her bra was impeding his effort). She sued him for exposing her in public,
Hey there. I had anecdotally heard about this years ago which always made me wary of getting involved in any sort of emergency situation.
However, given...
and the shield law meant the case couldn't even be heard.
...maybe I'm being too harsh?
Are there any references you can cite to back this up? I'm not doubting, just that I'd like to research this some more and without specific information like names, case numbers etc, it's hard to google it.
Don't bother. These dim bulbs don't understand. The US has the best healthcare in the world for rich people. The "problem" is affordability and because it's expensive our rankings have been lower than other countries where those rankings are created by people who care not for "how good is the health care rich people can get" but "how easy is it for normal people to get healthcare".
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Since you ask, yes there is... But the first rule of "we post on slashdot, but don't know a fucking thing about computers" club is you do not talk about "we post on slashdot, but don't know a fucking thing about computers" club! If this is your first night, you HAVE to post.
but she does sort of sidestep the whole 'Hello World!' part of a hello world program.
I suspect that this is the subject of the 'to be continued' article next week.
Yes I was a bit disappointed, but I eagerly await the "what will happen next" conclusion.
*sigh*
Been there done that... on the PDP-11 in 1979.
And did you write up a nice article for other people to learn from what you had done?
I think the real value here is not that she did this, but that she wrote it up in a nice easy to read way so that you can follow her train of thought and get a feel for how one goes about tinkering with compilers and such.
This adds value for people like me who are not as smart as you. I could never have done this on a PDP-11 (although I did have access to one back in my days at university). I also previously would not have know enough to do this in Linux. But having read this article I feel I have learnt something and have a new insight into how linkers and libraries work. Who knows, maybe I will be able to do something similar myself after this learning experience, and for that I am grateful to Jessica for doing it, writing about it and (I'm guessing it was her) submitting it to /.
Now I shall respectfully step off your lawn.
(Cue the "...for now" comments in 3... 2... 1...)
Exactly my first thought. Here is the relevant clip.
I'm Australian, you insensitive cl%^!@#(&$%[NO CARRIER]
Great. Now we get to find out what Dirka Dirka really means.
Also, how many corporate machines are running with wireless cards?
More than you might think. At my work they issue everybody with laptops. They all have inbuilt wireless.
Grocery store patrons would take all of a week to need to order 2kg instead of 1lb.
2 kg is about 4 and a half pounds, so there are bound to be a few 'surprises' at the end of that first week.
... Every single mouse ever produced by Apple. Ever!
C'mon Steve, get over your button-o-phobia already!
TWO is the right number for buttons a mouse. Two buttons, one on each side of the mouse, with definite clicky tactile feedback.
Not one big clicky button in the middle (with no right click).
Not some vague number of buttons with zero tactile feedback and random results if a stray finger is slightly touching the mouse somewhere else.
TWO! BUTTONS! THAT CLICK!
Funny thing though - Apple is *notorious* about controlling your experience with their hardware and software yet their OS updates have no restrictions, no serial numbers, no registration. It's the honor system that you don't share the DVD with all your friends.
This works well for Apple because their software only runs on Apple computers (ignoring Hackintosh).
So you can really only share the DVD with friends who have an Apple computer.
All Apple computers come with a copy of OS X, so your friends effectively have a licence to run OS X anyway.
Of course you can still get the next release of OS X for free, but in practice this only works for 1 or 2 releases, by which time the old hardware can no longer run the latest software release.
And a cell phone that doesn't ring.
Oh come on now. I know Android has some problems but I don't think it's that bad.
Just kidding.
Yeah, well I had a friend who joined the police force, and I was friends with him right up till the point where he refused to book himself for accidentally running a red light.
These bastards seem to think the law doesn't apply to them.
I don't mean to nit-pick, but do they actually have access to the internet there?
It's a good rule of thumb.
That may be true for you your buddy in particular, and in general for people who know what they are doing.
But I have been involved in many projects that have been handicapped by poor specs, poor existing code-base, badly designed existing database schema, shoddy development practices etc. that make a mockery of 30%.
The last estimate I was required to give was in September last year. One developer said half a week. I said three months. We are still working on it.
Little is from California but was tried in Tampa after investigators here ordered his videos through the mail and downloaded them over the Internet.
Emphasis mine.
So basically these investigators took something that was legal at it's source and imported it into an area where it was illegal, and then blamed the supplier.
If they had of not actively done this, then no crime would have been committed.
(Of course IANAL etc).
iPad and Mono have to be two of the five worst product names in the industry. (I can only think of Wang as being worse.)
The other two must be GIMP (Free paint program) and Ayds (appetite suppressant candy).
There was a window manager being discussed the other day on /. called scrotwm.
sigh...
And people wonder why open source software hasn't made it on the desktop yet.
So what do you do with your cardboard monopoly or chess board when you are half way through a game and the captain says to return to your seats, place the tray tables in the upright locked position and prepare for landing? I guess it's game over.
With an iPad, you could save the game, put it back in your hand luggage, then get it out and resume the game in the taxi to the hotel.
I agree with the article. I think the iPad presents a great opportunity to play board games with friends in a more convenient way.
...were coming from a lot of hot and bothered women. This is one area where they let their hair down and get nasty.
TMI !!
The first test came when a good samaritan ripped a lady's top off to be able to perform CPR (she had had a heart attack and collapsed on the street, and her bra was impeding his effort). She sued him for exposing her in public,
Hey there. I had anecdotally heard about this years ago which always made me wary of getting involved in any sort of emergency situation.
However, given...
and the shield law meant the case couldn't even be heard.
...maybe I'm being too harsh?
Are there any references you can cite to back this up? I'm not doubting, just that I'd like to research this some more and without specific information like names, case numbers etc, it's hard to google it.
not even bother to call the cops, but they'll take pictures on their phones.
Yeah, well sometimes that's the best thing to do.
misuse of the "radiation" symbol (car is not radioactive);
I dunno about that. With all those radios, you'd think there would be a fair amount of radio activity going on.
http://xkcd.com/606/
Don't bother. These dim bulbs don't understand. The US has the best healthcare in the world for rich people. The "problem" is affordability and because it's expensive our rankings have been lower than other countries where those rankings are created by people who care not for "how good is the health care rich people can get" but "how easy is it for normal people to get healthcare".
Rocket: Oh Noo, Oh Noo, I'm launched Broo. I'm launched es.
Satellite: Hey Broo, Hey Broo, what are you doing broo?
Rocket: Dude, I'm launched es.
Satellite: Ah Haw Shit. Your launched es!
Rocket: Tell me something I doo'nt noo.
Satellite:.... Broo, you're heaps launched es!
Rocket: Soo launched. Launched es.