everything looks like a nail. And now your hammer is obsolete, though luck! Seriously, when I meet a programmer that tells me that he only knows how to program in VB, I'll dismiss him as a real programmer. A real programmer should be able to pick up a new language in two weeks, and the basic libraries in a couple of months. Lately, I've been using mostly Java to build some complex inventory systems, but the only book on my desktop is a C++ book to reference some OO concepts (and I study business administration in college, I've never had "real" programming teaching beyond a Pascal course in High School 5 years ago).
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yeah right, a complete rebuild did wonders for netscape back in the day. giving some credit to microsoft, most people that actually do something "practical" have a practical mentallity, and rebuilding from scratch isn't normally an option. you can refactor, improve, optimize, whatever....
Let me just say something: WTF??
If you can't relate to people that are on other field of interest than yours, you have a big problem. Flame me, mod me down....whatever, but if that's your attitude toward other people, you shouldn't be in a management position. Management is about interacting with people, about finding what's the best motivation to get everyone to work. And it's really hard to find. Right now I'm in a small management position with normally three people that I have to look after, but sometimes it get up to seven people. And it's hard, it's fucking hard, and it's close to impossible if you feel you are a diffrente kind of person. No one will respect you.
There's an Intel plant about a mile away from home (Costa Rica). It's nice plant, people get paid well, and everything. Not like a sweatshop. How's it in Germany?
MD is quite good in my opinion. I own one of the normal MD and I find it quite good. I think it has several advantages: - Cheap. Some asshole already stole my first one. I bought another one, that set me back like $130, but much less than an iPod, but for gym sessions, bike rides, plane trips, more than enough. - Cheap media. Sure they don't hold much, but at $2 per 170MB disk, I can carry arround good amount of music. Not as much as an iPod - Recordable. Optical and analog line-in. Live shows anyone? Many people use MD to record live shows, simply plug into the mixer. Direct digital recording. - Quality. Sony hardware is good, reliable, in my opinion. - Sound quality. ATRAC beats the pants off MP3, etc. Sony has long been an audio company, they know their stuff.
Right, it should be easy (if not trivial) to create an attack to someone, and spoof the real target's address. Then you can have cross-fire between two inocent parties. Microsoft and SCO anyone?...kind of pointless.
That's good...That's why my datacenter is made up of abaccuses. Not a single blue screen. And considering how stupid our users are, it doesn't make much of a difference. They don't understand the "underlying math" It's fun when you implement a brand new buzz word compatible service, and everyone is happy to have it, but none has the slightest clue what it's for, much less how to use it.
You really need very little technology to get by. Pentium 4 3GHz and 512 MB of RAM to play freecell??? Come on...
I'd second that. I've been without a tv for about 2 years now, and even though I sometimes like to watch 15 of some show (normally stupid things like Jackass, or some just as stupid like the news) , yet I don't I think I ever watch more that 60 minutes a month of TV. I talk on the phone, read, listen to music, write. I just moved, and don't even have a computer right now. I'm typing this at work during my free lunch. I'm going to the gym, socializing, partying. I go to the movies at least once a month, normally with a girl or with friends. If you enjoy TV, watch it, but don't let it eat up your life (like most people) and hey, if you're posting a Slashdot article about it.... There's a whole world outside, go out and live it.
In that scene, it WAS Unix, SGI's Irix to be precise. At one time someone posted a link to the source of the 3d file browser that was used in the movie. It was some sort of experimental VR file browser. Sure, most Unix or Unix like OSs are not like that, but then my 128mb AGP8x 3D card can render a very nice "#"
Maybe you are talking about single sign-on? Secure sign-on is basically the idea that your authentication goes encrypted over the wire (RSA encryption). And by the way, single sign-on is diferent. You only have one password, and all services check a single database (NDS). This is like using LDAP as the authentication backend of several services. Single sign-on has another nice feature, that authentication can happen on the background, so you don't have to retype your user/pass everytime you use a service. Basically single sign-on is one password for all resources or services. So no prior art from Novell I think.
I recently got a consulting gig to migrate a large (300+ computers) Novell Netware network to Windows 2000 (or 2003) acording to the wishes of the management. And let me tell you....for properlly administered large networks Netware is hard to beat. Sure the blank screen that a Netware server presents if more intimidating than even a bash prompt. But the flexibility of NDS is awesome. Everything seems intuitive. ActiveDirectory!? That's only useful for delegating administrative priviliges. Everything else is just like a flat domain. You can't even create users with the same username in different contexts. As for file system ACLs? Same thing...everything flows downward, you can assign, filter, etc... and it's quick. Filesystem access, native file services for Netware clients, Windows (or SAMBA) clients, and NFS clients. Everything coordinated from a central directory service. And don't bring LDAP into this discussion, I'm talking a solution that works out of the box. It's not free, it's expensive...but for large networks it's worth it.
Ohhh....and Novell's Linux strategy is MUCH friendlier than Microsoft's. Soon we'll have Netware services running in Linux!!!
Luckily it seems we'll be sticking Netware for a while.
That will probably be done with a public/private key pair like PGP does. Simple, functional, AND secure until someone breaks the private key. Same as with the X-Box, it'll be secure for while. I'm sure that this is more to avoid forgery (a HUGE problem) more than to avoid 9/11 type incidents.
I'm actually worried about the cost and the fragility. I'm still using a passport that went through the washing machine and the dryer after just one trip. It's kind of ugly, but I'm not yet willing to cough up another $90(I think) to replace it. It's still valid!!!!. Will the chip survive the dryer?? We'll, most tin foil hat wearing folks are going to be microwaving theirs, so we'll see. On the hand, maybe I should replace it sooner, no to avoid the chip, but to avoid the cost of paying for it!!
Pascal might not be a "toy language" It can certantly be used to create "real" applications, as much as QBasic, I'm sure that with a bit of work you can even parse XML or connect to an Oracle Database with QBasic or Pascal. But most of the time, they are used as "toy languages"
For example, the apps I'm metioning manage the database directly, a "hand made" DB engine. Huge propietary files, if something breaks, you are more or less screwed (restore and reprocess, ugh!!!) That will not be as fast or reliable as Oracle (or PostgreSQL or MySQL, or whatever)
So I think that the term "toy language" refers mostly to the uses that it's given. You can probably write the linux kernel in QBasic (with a bit of asm) But they don't to program OS kernels in Qbasic, they teach programming fundamentals in QBasic.
You are right about the free as in speech vs. free as in beer. But I feel that this is really a bad business move. It's different with Red Hat Enterprise, it costs $600 (unlimited clients) vs $1000 for Windows 2000 (with 5 CAL) Would you consider a $600 desktop vs. a $200 one (Win XP Pro)? Philosophy doesn't go THAT far for my. Service is ok, and it has a price, but $600 is too much for a DESKTOP (not so mission critical) distro.
I personally would consider buying RH Enterprise, but I would never consider a $600 desktop. Their idea is good, but their price isn't
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everything looks like a nail. And now your hammer is obsolete, though luck!
Seriously, when I meet a programmer that tells me that he only knows how to program in VB, I'll dismiss him as a real programmer. A real programmer should be able to pick up a new language in two weeks, and the basic libraries in a couple of months. Lately, I've been using mostly Java to build some complex inventory systems, but the only book on my desktop is a C++ book to reference some OO concepts (and I study business administration in college, I've never had "real" programming teaching beyond a Pascal course in High School 5 years ago).
yeah right, a complete rebuild did wonders for netscape back in the day. giving some credit to microsoft, most people that actually do something "practical" have a practical mentallity, and rebuilding from scratch isn't normally an option. you can refactor, improve, optimize, whatever....
Let me just say something: WTF?? If you can't relate to people that are on other field of interest than yours, you have a big problem. Flame me, mod me down....whatever, but if that's your attitude toward other people, you shouldn't be in a management position. Management is about interacting with people, about finding what's the best motivation to get everyone to work. And it's really hard to find. Right now I'm in a small management position with normally three people that I have to look after, but sometimes it get up to seven people. And it's hard, it's fucking hard, and it's close to impossible if you feel you are a diffrente kind of person. No one will respect you.
I guess I'll have to hurry to put those machine gun mount points in my car
There's an Intel plant about a mile away from home (Costa Rica). It's nice plant, people get paid well, and everything. Not like a sweatshop. How's it in Germany?
analog mixer? then you plug a standard analog mini stereo cable to the same jack. pretty neat, specially in such a small gadget.
MD is quite good in my opinion. I own one of the normal MD and I find it quite good. I think it has several advantages:
- Cheap. Some asshole already stole my first one. I bought another one, that set me back like $130, but much less than an iPod, but for gym sessions, bike rides, plane trips, more than enough.
- Cheap media. Sure they don't hold much, but at $2 per 170MB disk, I can carry arround good amount of music. Not as much as an iPod
- Recordable. Optical and analog line-in. Live shows anyone? Many people use MD to record live shows, simply plug into the mixer. Direct digital recording.
- Quality. Sony hardware is good, reliable, in my opinion.
- Sound quality. ATRAC beats the pants off MP3, etc. Sony has long been an audio company, they know their stuff.
HI-Md? Count me in.
Subject says it all. It isn't fun to move a desktop around
and we can call that .... a VIRUS !!!
Ohh the novelty....
Right, it should be easy (if not trivial) to create an attack to someone, and spoof the real target's address. Then you can have cross-fire between two inocent parties. Microsoft and SCO anyone? ...kind of pointless.
That's good...That's why my datacenter is made up of abaccuses. Not a single blue screen. And considering how stupid our users are, it doesn't make much of a difference. They don't understand the "underlying math" It's fun when you implement a brand new buzz word compatible service, and everyone is happy to have it, but none has the slightest clue what it's for, much less how to use it.
You really need very little technology to get by. Pentium 4 3GHz and 512 MB of RAM to play freecell??? Come on...
I'd second that. I've been without a tv for about 2 years now, and even though I sometimes like to watch 15 of some show (normally stupid things like Jackass, or some just as stupid like the news) , yet I don't I think I ever watch more that 60 minutes a month of TV. I talk on the phone, read, listen to music, write. I just moved, and don't even have a computer right now. I'm typing this at work during my free lunch. I'm going to the gym, socializing, partying. I go to the movies at least once a month, normally with a girl or with friends. If you enjoy TV, watch it, but don't let it eat up your life (like most people) and hey, if you're posting a Slashdot article about it.... There's a whole world outside, go out and live it.
In that scene, it WAS Unix, SGI's Irix to be precise. At one time someone posted a link to the source of the 3d file browser that was used in the movie. It was some sort of experimental VR file browser. Sure, most Unix or Unix like OSs are not like that, but then my 128mb AGP8x 3D card can render a very nice "#"
Maybe you are talking about single sign-on? Secure sign-on is basically the idea that your authentication goes encrypted over the wire (RSA encryption). And by the way, single sign-on is diferent. You only have one password, and all services check a single database (NDS). This is like using LDAP as the authentication backend of several services. Single sign-on has another nice feature, that authentication can happen on the background, so you don't have to retype your user/pass everytime you use a service. Basically single sign-on is one password for all resources or services. So no prior art from Novell I think.
I recently got a consulting gig to migrate a large (300+ computers) Novell Netware network to Windows 2000 (or 2003) acording to the wishes of the management. And let me tell you....for properlly administered large networks Netware is hard to beat. Sure the blank screen that a Netware server presents if more intimidating than even a bash prompt. But the flexibility of NDS is awesome. Everything seems intuitive. ActiveDirectory!? That's only useful for delegating administrative priviliges. Everything else is just like a flat domain. You can't even create users with the same username in different contexts. As for file system ACLs? Same thing...everything flows downward, you can assign, filter, etc... and it's quick. Filesystem access, native file services for Netware clients, Windows (or SAMBA) clients, and NFS clients. Everything coordinated from a central directory service. And don't bring LDAP into this discussion, I'm talking a solution that works out of the box. It's not free, it's expensive...but for large networks it's worth it.
Ohhh....and Novell's Linux strategy is MUCH friendlier than Microsoft's. Soon we'll have Netware services running in Linux!!!
Luckily it seems we'll be sticking Netware for a while.
Well, he is taking a shortcut. Most likely he is stealing some credits from SCO.
...that the moderation points I have, don't work to mod down the story as "Off-Topic"
That will probably be done with a public/private key pair like PGP does. Simple, functional, AND secure until someone breaks the private key. Same as with the X-Box, it'll be secure for while. I'm sure that this is more to avoid forgery (a HUGE problem) more than to avoid 9/11 type incidents.
I'm actually worried about the cost and the fragility. I'm still using a passport that went through the washing machine and the dryer after just one trip. It's kind of ugly, but I'm not yet willing to cough up another $90(I think) to replace it. It's still valid!!!!. Will the chip survive the dryer?? We'll, most tin foil hat wearing folks are going to be microwaving theirs, so we'll see. On the hand, maybe I should replace it sooner, no to avoid the chip, but to avoid the cost of paying for it!!
Good one!!!
When I read the parent I was thinking exactly about Zildjian
I must copyright and patent myself before they try to clone me!!!
Like "Libraries of Congress"??
My computer has 4 Libraries of Congress of RAM !!!
Pascal might not be a "toy language" It can certantly be used to create "real" applications, as much as QBasic, I'm sure that with a bit of work you can even parse XML or connect to an Oracle Database with QBasic or Pascal. But most of the time, they are used as "toy languages"
For example, the apps I'm metioning manage the database directly, a "hand made" DB engine. Huge propietary files, if something breaks, you are more or less screwed (restore and reprocess, ugh!!!) That will not be as fast or reliable as Oracle (or PostgreSQL or MySQL, or whatever)
So I think that the term "toy language" refers mostly to the uses that it's given. You can probably write the linux kernel in QBasic (with a bit of asm) But they don't to program OS kernels in Qbasic, they teach programming fundamentals in QBasic.
OMG
I was really impressed with companies selling software written in Pascal (including DB engines ), but QBASIC is on another league completly.
You are right about the free as in speech vs. free as in beer. But I feel that this is really a bad business move. It's different with Red Hat Enterprise, it costs $600 (unlimited clients) vs $1000 for Windows 2000 (with 5 CAL) Would you consider a $600 desktop vs. a $200 one (Win XP Pro)? Philosophy doesn't go THAT far for my. Service is ok, and it has a price, but $600 is too much for a DESKTOP (not so mission critical) distro.
I personally would consider buying RH Enterprise, but I would never consider a $600 desktop. Their idea is good, but their price isn't
Too bad they don't come in 20s. You have to buy a case of 24