I have been in the industry for 32 years coding for 20 of those years. I now work as a PM managing delivery. I like to think that my experience and insight means that I understand enough to keep my projects out of the shit and my team happy.
I am the second oldest in my company after the chairman but it doesn't stop people 20 years younger seeking advice. It still raises a smile on the 20-somethings' faces when the old man engages in discussions of frameworks, patterns and automation.
I satisfy my inner geek by hacking code at the weekend when I get a chance.
Don't give up. Create a plan of action and make something happen. Grey != useless.
A bit of research shows this story to a load of knackers. Latest news at the university website has no mention of this nor does a search of the names and the university return any (credible) hits.
I have nothing but contempt for that arsehole. Hopefully he'll be on Sky where I'll never see him.; wth the added bonus that my TV licence is no lining his pockets.
Farewell, you ignorant bully.
I did the same after watching The Pilgrims of Eternity and I'm glad I did. Lolani was a true Trek episode, it was a "thinker". Fairest of Them All was a good follow up to Mirror, Mirror - much better than Enterprise managed.
What makes these shows so good is not only the very faithful recreation of the Enterprise and all that goes with it, but the effort that goes into the scripts. If you haven't watched them, do so and enjoy.
I felt the same joy as when I was a child in the 60s watching these for the first time and remembering how I wanted to be James T. Kirk For those of you who don't get the original series and grew up with Social Workers in Space aka ST:TNG, you need to understand how important this show was for science fiction fans. Before Star Trek, most science fiction on TV was pure dreck. The most notable exception being The Twilight Zone which did some good SF episodes. The Outer Limits managed a few good episodes, most notably two written by Mr Happy, Harlan Ellison. Star Trek was different and even though I didn't appreciate it as a six year old, was raising a lot of issues and providing me with an education. I first heard of John Milton and my first Shakespeare here and as I grew older, I understood the subtexts of the plots.
OK, some of the episodes weren't great and by today's standards the special effects really show their age, but remember when it was made. The 60's was a seriously weird time to grow up. The Vietnam war was in full swing as was the fight for equal rights for all - and we had hippies. Amidst all of this, we were still being fed the Brady Bunch on prime time TV. Star Trek was different. "You don't know, man, you weren't there."
Finally, as a bonus for my contribution to KirkStarter (sic) I got a signed photo of the seriously gorgeous Michele Specht which I've had to hide from my partner to maintain the peace. Phwoar!
"Displaying multiple windows at the same time means that screen space isn’t used efficiently, and it means that you don’t get a focused view of what it is that you are interested in. Windows that aren’t maximised also create additional tasks for people. Often you need to adjust their size, or you have to move them around."
So I'm now too stupid to use a GUI? Why not take this to it's logical conclusion and only allow one window to be open?
Agreed. But I'd add autocomplete that you can't turn off, instant previews which you can with GreaseMonkey and the annoying +1 which is just noise. I'd also undo the miasma of shit that is Google News. It was a great place to get the headlines - tailored to one's needs. Now it's more "Shut up and eat it" from Google. Editor's picks, Spotlight, Most popular and "tailored" content that appears to be tailored for someone whom I do not know.
Stop putting fins and chrome on, Google. You're not making it better.
I have the same fear of Oracle and installed LibreOffice (stooopid name). On the surface, it seemed OK, but I couldn't make lookups (dropdowns) work. I always got an error (504, I think). It may be based on the same code, but it *is* still beta, so be careful. The install is a mess as well. I put it on my Fedora laptop and when I first ran it nothing would run. The command line was incorrect - trivial but annoying.
I saw this before leaving for work this morning. BBC spin: lander dead, implied failure of mission. Don't let the fact that it outlived its life by two months cloud a good story.
I'm an expatrite American and I held up Bloom County as proof that satire and irony were indeed alive and well in the US.
Bloom County even featured as a specialist subject on Radio 4's Mastermind (transplanted from TV). The laughter from the audience still sticks in my mind. The setter of the questions, his wife. Thank you both.
(Those of you with encyclopedic memories or back copies will get the Opert tag.)
I bought a NavMan which uses Windows and which is a pile of wank. They seriously expect me to trust my life even more on this rubbish?
Questions:
1) Where do I get an open source car?
2) Do I have to connect it to the Internet for Patch Tuesday if I use Windows?
3) Who will be the first to die in a card because of a BSOD?
4) Will there be a "Clippy" to ask me that "I appear to be driving"?
I have no particular beef about Notes, but I've used it in various organisations in my career. It has always been too quirky and unintuitive. It may play with the geeks, but won't get an acceptance in the SME sector where it counts.
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...look at my car in space! Both launched on the same day. A nice sleight of hand, Elon.
I have been in the industry for 32 years coding for 20 of those years. I now work as a PM managing delivery. I like to think that my experience and insight means that I understand enough to keep my projects out of the shit and my team happy. I am the second oldest in my company after the chairman but it doesn't stop people 20 years younger seeking advice. It still raises a smile on the 20-somethings' faces when the old man engages in discussions of frameworks, patterns and automation. I satisfy my inner geek by hacking code at the weekend when I get a chance. Don't give up. Create a plan of action and make something happen. Grey != useless.
, I'll be giving this a very wide berth. Why is Star Trek Continues superior to every mega-budget effort on display?
A bit of research shows this story to a load of knackers. Latest news at the university website has no mention of this nor does a search of the names and the university return any (credible) hits.
What's a "pair faggot"? Learn some basic punctuation and have the bravery to post onymously, if you're going to flame, you moronic wanker.
I have nothing but contempt for that arsehole. Hopefully he'll be on Sky where I'll never see him.; wth the added bonus that my TV licence is no lining his pockets. Farewell, you ignorant bully.
From a lonely outsider who took to Star Trek and who was fascinated by the possibilties of computing, even though I'd never seen one in the 60s.
You'll be missed, but never forgotten.
Star Trek: You've Got Red on You
Star Trek: Skip to the End
Please stop destroying my chiildhood memories
I did the same after watching The Pilgrims of Eternity and I'm glad I did. Lolani was a true Trek episode, it was a "thinker". Fairest of Them All was a good follow up to Mirror, Mirror - much better than Enterprise managed.
What makes these shows so good is not only the very faithful recreation of the Enterprise and all that goes with it, but the effort that goes into the scripts. If you haven't watched them, do so and enjoy.
I felt the same joy as when I was a child in the 60s watching these for the first time and remembering how I wanted to be James T. Kirk For those of you who don't get the original series and grew up with Social Workers in Space aka ST:TNG, you need to understand how important this show was for science fiction fans. Before Star Trek, most science fiction on TV was pure dreck. The most notable exception being The Twilight Zone which did some good SF episodes. The Outer Limits managed a few good episodes, most notably two written by Mr Happy, Harlan Ellison. Star Trek was different and even though I didn't appreciate it as a six year old, was raising a lot of issues and providing me with an education. I first heard of John Milton and my first Shakespeare here and as I grew older, I understood the subtexts of the plots.
OK, some of the episodes weren't great and by today's standards the special effects really show their age, but remember when it was made. The 60's was a seriously weird time to grow up. The Vietnam war was in full swing as was the fight for equal rights for all - and we had hippies. Amidst all of this, we were still being fed the Brady Bunch on prime time TV. Star Trek was different. "You don't know, man, you weren't there."
Finally, as a bonus for my contribution to KirkStarter (sic) I got a signed photo of the seriously gorgeous Michele Specht which I've had to hide from my partner to maintain the peace. Phwoar!
I sense a strongly worded letter is heading to Studio JMS.
"Displaying multiple windows at the same time means that screen space isn’t used efficiently, and it means that you don’t get a focused view of what it is that you are interested in. Windows that aren’t maximised also create additional tasks for people. Often you need to adjust their size, or you have to move them around."
So I'm now too stupid to use a GUI? Why not take this to it's logical conclusion and only allow one window to be open?
Agreed. But I'd add autocomplete that you can't turn off, instant previews which you can with GreaseMonkey and the annoying +1 which is just noise. I'd also undo the miasma of shit that is Google News. It was a great place to get the headlines - tailored to one's needs. Now it's more "Shut up and eat it" from Google. Editor's picks, Spotlight, Most popular and "tailored" content that appears to be tailored for someone whom I do not know.
Stop putting fins and chrome on, Google. You're not making it better.
This is all very interesting, but what effect will it have on the price of my house! I'm also sure that illegal immigrants are to blame - somehow.
I like the increased spacing, but bring back the old graphics. YRO just doesn't look great anymore with the new look.
I have the same fear of Oracle and installed LibreOffice (stooopid name). On the surface, it seemed OK, but I couldn't make lookups (dropdowns) work. I always got an error (504, I think). It may be based on the same code, but it *is* still beta, so be careful. The install is a mess as well. I put it on my Fedora laptop and when I first ran it nothing would run. The command line was incorrect - trivial but annoying.
Wow! I never knew.
Did he learn nothing from the '80s? How many Unix distros existed then and who profited? Microsoft.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana
I saw this before leaving for work this morning. BBC spin: lander dead, implied failure of mission.
Don't let the fact that it outlived its life by two months cloud a good story.
I'm an expatrite American and I held up Bloom County as proof that satire and irony were indeed alive and well in the US.
Bloom County even featured as a specialist subject on Radio 4's Mastermind (transplanted from TV). The laughter from the audience still sticks in my mind. The setter of the questions, his wife. Thank you both.
(Those of you with encyclopedic memories or back copies will get the Opert tag.)
I bought a NavMan which uses Windows and which is a pile of wank. They seriously expect me to trust my life even more on this rubbish? Questions: 1) Where do I get an open source car? 2) Do I have to connect it to the Internet for Patch Tuesday if I use Windows? 3) Who will be the first to die in a card because of a BSOD? 4) Will there be a "Clippy" to ask me that "I appear to be driving"?
I have no particular beef about Notes, but I've used it in various organisations in my career. It has always been too quirky and unintuitive. It may play with the geeks, but won't get an acceptance in the SME sector where it counts.
Agree whole heartedly. If it weren't for NDIS, I wouldn't be typing this now. Pick another more deserving target, Linus.
The article in The Times is now out of date. The Government later announced that there would be no plans to ban the "mosquito" devices. Probably nothing to do with the public reaction to their banning which was overwhelmingly in favour of the devices. See the BBC message board for some reaction. http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?sortBy=2&forumID=4272&edition=1&ttl=20080215083504&#paginator/
I heard on Radio 4 (BBC) that 6 out of 10 Britons doubts evolution as well. See this for more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4398345.stm/. The Lord moves in mysterious ways...