that reminds me of a funny joke I read on slashdot. Some guy sent a great looking resume as a PDF to Adobe and he got an email back asking him to send it as a doc file:)
Good 1. Finally it would be easier to work on WSAD and a word document opened together. Anyone who has worked with these mammoth applications opened together would know what i am talking about. By making individual PCs dummy terminals, this could free up PReciOus processor power
2. Easier to maintain / Upgrade. The guys at the IT should definitely NOT be happy about this one. They will probably get laid off now that it is easier to upgrade due to the centralization.
Bads 1. The only good thing about a monopoly is the standard that it establishes. The article talks says the J2EE suite has "80 percent of the Office functionality most people use". There would now be a possibility for a doc file developed in MS Office to look different on these IBM systems. Imagine your resume getting rejected because of that !
2. Centralization could suck with Network breakdown. Switching PCs will not work !
"If the proposals come into force, senders of unsolicited emails will require prior consent from recipients, and web users will have to be told if cookies are being used, with the option to reject them. Individuals will also be given more power to decide whether they want to be listed in subscriber directories. "
Although the proposal sounds good whats this big fuzz about cookies ? Sorry for sounding possibly ignorant but since when have cookies become security threat ? If thats the case wouldnt every website face a similar problem with the usage of cookies ?
Thats when Google will sue their ass off !, hopefully. I cant understand why msn is currently the default page for internet explorer. Why havnt other websites like Yahoo filed an antitrust case against this ? Isnt that illegally promoting their portal with the use of monopoly in the browser market ?
If Lindows Media computer is able to create an interface where the user finds absolutely nothing lacking in comparison to Windows media Computer & is cheaper - why not ?
The only reason linux is losing out on the desktop is because of the inability to execute applications (without struggling with wine). With all-in-a-box system like a media computer that wouldnt require specific applications to perform tasks there is a good chance that windows will lose out.
Does it really matter that Luminant was not successful business model and it failed under the effects of the Dot bomb crash ?
When advertising the appointment of a new CEO why would a company mention his negatives like "he was at the driving seat of a tech company that that ran into bankruptcy". It would be obvious that they would dwell on what he did successfully.
Also, just because someone failed in a dot com start-up would not strip him of all the success he seems to have enjoyed - and he seems to have had quite a lot of it. - 10 years at McKinsey - Pepsi, where he rose to president and CEO of PepsiCo WorldWide Foods - Turned the old industrial company Westinghouse into a New York media heavyweight
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I am continually encouraged to see how gaming is getting serious treatment in areas of academia and business
Gaming is getting a serious treatment in politics also - check this out
Although most of article does have a lot of useful suggestions, would all of those characteristics describe every programmer in town ?
I read somewhere (dont rem where) that the best manager would be the one who knows how to treat/position people depending on what drives the person. The factor that motivates differs from person to person. Some are driven purely by money, others by position and still others purely by nature of their work. So, a set of common directives such as those mentioned in the article might not work.
This could finally be an alternative to all those GUI applications built using Java/Microsoft technology. Not only that, macromedia is trying to develop something that could easily be ported to PDA's also
Quote: "Macromedia Central provides this ideal environment for rich, customized, occasionally-connected applications. It runs on both desktops and Macromedia Flash Player enabled **MOBILE DEVICES** using the technology of the Macromedia Flash Player 6. Therefore, millions of users with the Macromedia Flash Player are ready to use Macromedia Central." (Jonathan Duran, Technical Editor Macromedia -- What is Macromedia Central)
I long for the day those fines are so common they don't even make it to/.
I wouldnt hold my breath on that, even if that happens we would still have reposts.
i would recommend this book to those who would want to learn multiple platforms than to simply getting people to switch. Multi platform exposure is becoming a necessity these days especially when you want to open yourself to more job opportunities. I recently came across an opportunity where they said that someone with Java development experience in Linux would be considered although the perfect match would be experience in Unix. They might not be the same but Linux is a lot closer to Unix than Windows.
absolutely right. Arent Mac OS X server computers already run on Intel chips? They should start selling that as the proof of concept to start off with and then eventually dump motorolla. The speed difference is becoming so noticeable that people would pick PCs purely for performance
If this is bush's way of Granting Freedom - through shock and awe, Nobody , NOBODY would say that they want it.
What is our business in the internal affairs of another nation ? When we know that it hasnt worked in palestine - the same bombing, attacks and what not , what is the chance it will work here ? All i hope for right now is that the war is over with minimal casualties both american and iraqi. I dont see a difference.
I would trust such a system. Any restrictions on the client side is bound to be broken. How long before someone talented enough find out a way to circumvent the $50 limit i.e reset it back to $0 on the receiver box ? The PPV dicussed in the article does it right, it works on the basis of signals sent i.e. doesnt matter if the programming was ordered, if it was viewed thats good enough for billing them.
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that reminds me of a funny joke I read on slashdot. Some guy sent a great looking resume as a PDF to Adobe and he got an email back asking him to send it as a doc file :)
Good
1. Finally it would be easier to work on WSAD and a word document opened together. Anyone who has worked with these mammoth applications opened together would know what i am talking about. By making individual PCs dummy terminals, this could free up PReciOus processor power
2. Easier to maintain / Upgrade. The guys at the IT should definitely NOT be happy about this one. They will probably get laid off now that it is easier to upgrade due to the centralization.
Bads
1. The only good thing about a monopoly is the standard that it establishes. The article talks says the J2EE suite has
"80 percent of the Office functionality most people use".
There would now be a possibility for a doc file developed in MS Office to look different on these IBM systems. Imagine your resume getting rejected because of that !
2. Centralization could suck with Network breakdown. Switching PCs will not work !
All they are attempting is a catch up with MSN messenger & yahoo. This doesnt look like a big money maker given the competition.
So are some servers..
i see a wireless pig icon up there ! Is it just me ? I need some sleep ..
"If the proposals come into force, senders of unsolicited emails will require prior consent from recipients, and web users will have to be told if cookies are being used, with the option to reject them. Individuals will also be given more power to decide whether they want to be listed in subscriber directories. "
Although the proposal sounds good whats this big fuzz about cookies ? Sorry for sounding possibly ignorant but since when have cookies become security threat ? If thats the case wouldnt every website face a similar problem with the usage of cookies ?
Search for Hotmail on that thing .. :)
I wish they take the bill over to M$ for allowing all those network shares.
"Then they bundle it into their OS and IE"
Thats when Google will sue their ass off !, hopefully. I cant understand why msn is currently the default page for internet explorer. Why havnt other websites like Yahoo filed an antitrust case against this ?
Isnt that illegally promoting their portal with the use of monopoly in the browser market ?
turn off the TV and log on to Slashdot and
there is that word again ! "Roadmap". !@#!@#
If Lindows Media computer is able to create an interface where the user finds absolutely
nothing lacking in comparison to Windows media Computer & is cheaper - why not ?
The only reason linux is losing out on the desktop is because of the inability to execute applications (without struggling with wine).
With all-in-a-box system like a media computer that wouldnt require specific applications to perform tasks there is a good chance that windows will lose out.
Does it really matter that Luminant was not successful business model and it failed under the effects of the Dot bomb crash ?
When advertising the appointment of a new CEO why would a company mention his negatives like
"he was at the driving seat of a tech company that that ran into bankruptcy". It would be obvious that they would dwell on what he did successfully.
Also, just because someone failed in a dot com start-up would not strip him of all the success he seems to have enjoyed - and he seems to have had quite a lot of it.
- 10 years at McKinsey
- Pepsi, where he rose to president and CEO of PepsiCo WorldWide Foods
- Turned the old industrial company Westinghouse into a New York media heavyweight
I am continually encouraged to see how gaming is getting serious treatment in areas of academia and business
Gaming is getting a serious treatment in politics also - check this out
Although most of article does have a lot of useful suggestions, would all of those characteristics describe every programmer in town ?
I read somewhere (dont rem where) that the best manager would be the one who knows how to treat/position people depending on what drives the person. The factor that motivates differs from person to person. Some are driven purely by money, others by position and still others purely by nature of their work. So, a set of common directives such as those mentioned in the article might not work.
This could finally be an alternative to all those GUI applications built using Java/Microsoft technology. Not only that, macromedia is trying to develop something that could easily be ported to PDA's also
:
Quote
"Macromedia Central provides this ideal environment for rich,
customized, occasionally-connected applications. It runs on both
desktops and Macromedia Flash Player enabled **MOBILE DEVICES** using
the technology of the Macromedia Flash Player 6. Therefore, millions of
users with the Macromedia Flash Player are ready to use Macromedia
Central."
(Jonathan Duran, Technical Editor Macromedia -- What is Macromedia
Central)
There you go , thats his contact page
http://wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
A small appreciation can go a long way.
I long for the day those fines are so common they don't even make it to /.
I wouldnt hold my breath on that, even if that happens we would still have reposts.
i would recommend this book to those who would want to learn multiple platforms than to simply getting people to switch. Multi platform exposure is becoming a necessity these days especially when you want to open yourself to more job opportunities. I recently came across an opportunity where they said that someone with Java development experience in Linux would be considered although the perfect match would be experience in Unix. They might not be the same but Linux is a lot closer to Unix than Windows.
absolutely right. Arent Mac OS X server computers already run on Intel chips?
They should start selling that as the proof of concept to start off with and then eventually dump motorolla. The speed difference is becoming so noticeable that people would pick PCs purely for performance
If this is bush's way of Granting Freedom - through shock and awe, Nobody , NOBODY would say that they want it.
What is our business in the internal affairs of another nation ? When we know that it hasnt worked in palestine - the same bombing, attacks and what not , what is the chance it will work here ? All i hope for right now is that the war is over with minimal casualties both american and iraqi. I dont see a difference.
and here is another : bill clinton takes a course on sexual faithfulness.
here watch the trailer and the dude explains what it is : http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/anime _trailer_qt2.html
you dumbass , its not websites and people the war is against. Its against a dictator regime.
Bringing down a website would least affect the dictator.
Its Stupid vigilantes, like you who dont know the focus of war that will run after innocent citizens of arab descent in the country soon.
hey shonny, i heard ya .. haw haw.
I am sending your grandma to get the mushrooms today.
I would trust such a system. Any restrictions on the client side is bound to be broken. How long before someone talented enough find out a way to circumvent the $50 limit i.e reset it back to $0 on the receiver box ?
The PPV dicussed in the article does it right, it works on the basis of signals sent i.e. doesnt matter if the programming was ordered, if it was viewed thats good enough for billing them.